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TIL: A 25-year-old lived for more than a year without a heart

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Qw8k TIL Dr.James Watson, Nobel Prize winner & co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix structure, believed that babies shouldn’t be considered alive until 3 days after birth so that if the baby is sick, disabled, deformed, or deemed otherwise unacceptable, the baby can be legally left to die or euthanized.
R55Z8 TIL: In the word Graphene, 'ene' refers to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms form hexagonal, or six-sided, ring structures.
4XRZN TIL 300,000 students in Monrtréal protested for over 100 days over a 75% hike in tuition prices.
a65M TIL Tom from Myspace cracked the Chase Manhattan Bank computer system at 14. He was the target in one of the largest FBI raids in California history. He got off because of his age.
vYKK TIL Cherry Coke is banned in Canada.