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TIL: Some strains of viruses have viruses of their own

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pg4N TIL that after the publication of 1984, George Orwell sent a copy to his high school French teacher, Aldous Huxley, who responded with a letter commending the book and contrasting it with his own Brave New World.
AMQ7 TIL gender studies expert Dr. Warren Farrell said that after moving from the women’s movement to the men’s movement, he went from making $500,000/yr to going $70,000 into debt.
4Xngw TIL in 1915, during a historic drought, San Diego hired a “Rain Maker.” He took the job and soon thereafter there was so much rain that there were floods and a dam even broke. They didn’t pay him though. Too much rain.
Me89K TIL that the USPS has lost $69 Billion over the past 11 fiscal years - including $3.9 billion in fiscal year 2018. USPS's total unfunded liabilities and debt ($143 Billion at the end of fiscal year 2018) have grown to double its annual revenue.
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