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TIL that samples from asteroid Bennu, returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, contain molecular precursors to life, including all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, suggesting asteroids may have contributed essential elements for life on Earth!

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rR1Pd TIL Ivan Mishukov, a Russian boy who was raised by a pack of dogs from age 4-6. His pack defended him from police 3 times before they tricked the pack and captured him.
Mekpa TIL that milk taken from cow's at night make you sleepier that milk taken from the day
yvkJ TIL that there was a female member of the Jackass crew who suffered a severe injury during one of the stunts, after that members of the show decided to no longer use females for stunts. Johnny Knoxville said “It was like watching your sister get hurt, and we don’t want to see girls getting hurt”.
VWmB TIL the word vaccine comes from the Latin root “vacca,” meaning cow. This is due to the discovery that smallpox could be prevented by inoculating patients with the much less severe cowpox virus.
YpZaP TIL that Hershey's Chocolate isn't legally considered chocolate in Britain, because of its low cocoa amounts.