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TIL China sent seeds into space to see the effects of cosmic radiation on DNA. Some of the seeds had very useful mutations after being sent up.

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O5Jg TIL Timothy Cole, while always maintaining his innocence despite an offer for a shorter sentence, died 14 years into a 25 year sentence for a rape DNA tests later showed he did not commit
myoR TIL companies will strategically places facilities where wind will carry pollution across state line
Yxv7 TIL that carbon nanotubes were found in Damascus steel swords from the Seventeenth Century
06Ay TIL that scientists at Edinburgh University successfully made diamonds from peanut butter using extremely high pressures, even greater than that found at the centre of the earth.
6EaRZ TIL the Vatican investigated child actress Shirley Temple after accusations she was not actually a child, but a 30-year-old midget. The rumors were fueled by her mature acting skill and "stocky" body type.