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TIL that Tupanvirus is so complex that it carries almost all the genes needed for protein-making, blurring the line between viruses and living cells.

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OoEr6 TIL The largest fire in California's history was caused by a man trying to plug a wasp's nest with a stake and hammer
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YeoG TIL Hugh Glass, in 1823, was mauled nearly to death by a grizzly in South Dakota, but killed it with a knife, was left for dead with no supplies, set his own broken leg and crawled on his side for more than 200 miles, for 6 weeks, until he reached civilization. He survived.
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