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TIL that much of the human genome is made up the DNA of long extinct viruses which infected our ancestors

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Q1Jd TIL Gene Wilder died at home while listening to one of his favorite songs - “Over the Rainbow” sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
LkZpp TIL: A study on workplace murders was conducted in 2015. Women workers were 20x more likely to be killed by a domestic partner and 20% more likely to be killed by another coworker than men. However, men were more likely to be killed by robbers, escaped inmates, and customers.
9YGOp TIL the Amish celebrate Christmas twice. Once on December 25th, and once one January 6th for "Old Christmas"
y6oe TIL a Manhattan driver recently set a record by hitting 240 consecutive green lights.
Brm8d TIL that Lone Star ticks can give you meat allergy.