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TIL the planetesimal Arrokoth is the first object to be discovered after the space probe sent to examine it was already launched. After New Horizons launched in 2006, new targets were searched on its path for it to examine after passing by Pluto, leading to Arrokoth’s discovery in 2014.

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TIL the planetesimal Arrokoth is the first object to be discovered after the space probe sent to examine it was already launched. After New Horizons launched in 2006, new targets were searched on its path for it to examine after passing by Pluto, leading to Arrokoth’s discovery in 2014.

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TIL some bacteria ‘eat’ electricity — Certain microbes can metabolise electrons directly from metals, using them instead of organic food. This challenges traditional views of metabolism and suggests life can thrive in harsher conditions than thought.

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TIL that 35% of Royal Australian Navy casualties during WW2 are attributed to a single ship, the sinking of HMAS Sydney in a mismatched battle versus the German merchant raider Kormoran

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