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TIL The first virophage was discovered in a cooling tower in Paris in 2008

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4X76 TIL that the Korean DMZ is an involuntary nature reserve and is home to extremely rare tigers and bears
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x6ojo TIL the word “rooster” was introduced in the mid or late 18th century to avoid the sexual connotation of “cock”.
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vLPB TIL that a father was denied access to see his premature twins in the NICU when Beyonce and Jay-Z had their daughter at the same time