Glucose (sugar) has an opposite “handed” isomer L-glucose that tastes identical and isn't metabolized as sugar, so it's safe for diabetics. Unfortunately, L-glucose costs 50% more than gold.
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Al Capone's armored limousine, after being seized by the feds, was later used to protect Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 32nd President of the US, after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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The first female self-made millionaire in America was a black woman.
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Jaguars frequently get high by eating hallucinogenic roots, which also increases their senses for hunting.
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Couples' personalities converge over time to make partners more and more similar.
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People are more likely to tilt their heads to the right when kissing instead of the left (65 percent of people go to the right!)
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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