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TIL 8 % human DNA is made up of ancient viruses that used to infect us

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wj8E TIL the Pentagon has twice as many toilets than it would have had if it were built today, due to being built in a time of segregation
OoOwY TIL that “sea serpent” myths likely originated from Oarfish. This sometimes 50 foot long fish is known to surface with its head and “crown” out of the water, seemingly searching for something. They usually die after surfacing, however.
W09L TIL Sir Richard Attenborough (John Hammond from Jurassic Park) and his parents adopted 2 Jewish-German girls 9 months before World War II broke out because their house had been smashed by Nazi’s and their father taken away
w9NW TIL when puppies play, young boy dogs often let the girls win, so as to entice the females to play with them.
dL9j TIL that BONO is the only human to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Grammy and a Nobel prize