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TIL about 'Mirror-life'. Theoretically mirror life forms should exist but haven't been discovered yet. There is ongoing research into creation of mirror image life and the scientific community is worried about the implications for humanity.

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16pvV TIL that the phrase “time immemorial” (as used in English common law) refers to any time prior to July 6, 1189
VMVn8 TIL In 1976 Terry Kubicka was the first and last figure skater to legally perform a backflip in his performance at the Olympics, it was banned shortly after.
Brrk TIL Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, a Great Depression-era gangster and notorious bank robber, endeared himself to the public by destroying mortgage papers at the banks he robbed, freeing many from their debts.
QJZX9 TIL that there were plans to have George Washington be buried in a tomb beneath the rotunda of the U.S. capitol building which would have a glass floor to allow the public to view the tomb.
QKBE TIL as a result of the ambiguous boundary between the U.S. and Canada, in 1832, a region of territory in northern New Hampshire declared independence as a sovereign state named the Republic of Indian Stream