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TIL the human genome is about 800 MB, but the unique portions which vary between people can be compressed to only 4 MB.

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D1MJj TIL there is a memorial to the ten men and women killed by the Beltway Snipers in the Washington DC area in 2002. I grew up in Aspen Hill and currently live just a few miles from where several of the victims were killed on October 3rd of that year. I found the memorial totally by accident today
kOe7d TIL the Carolina Dog is a dog breed first discovered living wild in the southeastern region of the United States, and after extensive DNA testing it is believed they are the descendants of the first animals to accompany humans across the Bering land bridge thousands of years ago.
OG5r4 TIL that mathematician John von Neumann had an unusual ability to solve new problems. When presented with a problem in programming on which there had been no published literature, he said "Oh, that!", then gave a lecture of over an hour explaining how to solve it using a hitherto unconceived theory
9DjM TIL Almost every year the players of the Eritrean National Football team run away en masse when out of the country for games. In the past 6 years more than 50 players have fled. Despite this, Eritrean soccer officials continue to rebuild the team every year.
growD TIL that the Cuban macaw was traded and hunted by Native Americans, and by Europeans after their arrival in the 15th century. Many individuals were brought to Europe as cagebirds, and 19 museum skins exist today. No modern skeletons are known, but a few subfossil remains have been found on Cuba.