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TIL Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games, was a writer on Clarissa Explains It All

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9wKQ TIL The Dalai Lama eats meat every other day, and once said “I’m a Tibetan monk, not a vegetarian.
5VMLR TIL about the RNA world hypothesis, according to which the many key roles of RNA in protein synthesis, such as the ribozyme nature of the peptidyl transferase activity of the ribosome, suggest that RNA evolved as an informational biopolymer before proteins and even before DNA.
bd87 TIL Nutella has very few hazelnuts and is actually 58% sugar and is 32% fat, most of which is palm oil.
0w46p TIL that 8 months after Sacagawea's death, William Clark (from the explorer duo Lewis & Clark) adopted her 2 children.
d87Yj TIL Nikola Tesla apparently never slept more than 2 hours per day. He slept 15 minutes ever 4 hours. His lack of sleep may have contributed to his hallucinations, fueling his creativity.