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

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4Ggg TIL in 1995, the Chinese regime kidnapped 6-year old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, who was recently named the Panchen Lama, and replaced him with their own “fake Panchen”. At the time Nyima was the youngest political prisoner in the world. He and his extended family have not been heard from since.
N7dY6 TIL the “Underwear Bomber"plot failed because the bomber, Umar Abdulmutallab, wore the same underwear for two weeks straight and as a result the bomb’s fuse became "damp”
QB7L TIL Neil Armstrong had pieces of the propeller and wing of the Wright Brothers’ Wright Flyer in his pocket as he took mankind’s first steps on the moon.
xVR7B TIL that daily or weekly streak doesn’t motivate people to continue doing something once it’s discontinued. Rather, it’s better to show the total number of days that you did something since the number will never be decreased and never demotivate users.
wLv5Y TIL Michael Jackson is cited as the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time" in the Guinness World Records book. In total he has 39 official world records.