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TIL thar the House of Reuss practises a unique system of naming and numbering the male members of the family, every one of whom for centuries has borne the name "Heinrich", followed by a Roman numeral

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5Jb9 TIL Lizzie Velásquez was posted on Youtube as ‘World’s Ugliest Woman’ (4 million+ views). She suffers from a rare syndrome and is one of only 3 people in the world who are known to have it. She is now a motivational speaker and published author.
xgVo TIL the human genome is comprised of 5% - 8% viral DNA, which can be traced back to 30 - 35 separate viral invasions in human history.
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7rYwZ TIL that Norman Mineta’s baseball bat was confiscated when he was sent to a Japanese American internment camp as a boy. As a Congressman, he was sent a $1500 bat, which he had to send back, as it exceeded a price limit on gifts. He was quoted as saying, “The damn government’s taken my bat again.”