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TIL that 5-8% of the modern human genome came from ancient viruses.

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awKJ9 TIL of the Knights of the Golden Circle. They were a secret society who wanted to found a new, pro-slavery country called the Golden Circle which would've consisted of the US South, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, Haiti, the DR, parts of South America, and the Caribbean.
WkKDo TIL Hawaii has the highest share of petroleum use in the United States, with about 62% of electricity coming from oil in 2017. As of 2016, 26.6% of electricity was from renewable sources, including solar, wind, hydro and geothermal.
XyLD TIL that curly hair is curly because the hair follicle it grows from is oval and straight hair is straight because the hair follicle it grows from is round. Straight hair is like a straw (except tinier) and curly hair is like a slightly squeezed tip of a straw.
yQY7e TIL Norwegians eat less sugar today than they did in 1975
4XMOg TIL that General George Washington was almost killed by a British Marksman