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TIL a 1995 experiment by Oberholzer et al successfully showed DNA replication inside tiny spherical lipid bilayer structures called liposomes (similar to cell membranes) - mimicing early cellular conditions. Advancing our understanding of how life could have originated.

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Lkyk9 TIL that there is a 25 foot replica Statue of Liberty in the river outside of Harrisburg, PA. It was erected as a prank in 1986, and was originally made of Venetian blinds and plywood. A local lawyer admitted his role in the prank 25 years later, “well after the statute of limitations had expired.”
l7vJr TIL of a 1998 marketing campaign by watchmaker Swatch, which divided the day into 1000 "beats" rather than the traditional seconds system. It was called "Swatch Internet Time."
R7nZ9 TIL that in the Battle of Shiloh there was a strange phenomenon of soldiers having wounds that glow in the dark, because they the wounds were infected with a type of luminescent bacteria.
a8Nbo TIL Walt Disney's older brother Raymond was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln, and had a hand in the creation of the 1964 World’s Fair exhibit on Lincoln. Raymond also owned an insurance company which allowed him to provide knowledge and support to the family’s company
jNAlQ TIL that actress Ellen Wong (Knives Chau in Scott Pilgrim vs The World) has a black belt in taekwondo. It was her martial arts background that helped her land the role.