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

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NXARJ TIL South Korean support for Korean Reunification has been decreasing over the years. In the 1990s, over 80% of people in government polls viewed reunification as essential. By 2011 that number had dropped to 56%. In 2017, 72.1% of South Koreans in their 20s viewed reunification as unnecessary.
l7Zj7 TIL that the biggest box office hit of 1987 was a Leonard Nimoy movie - not as Spock in a Star Trek film but as the director of Three Men and a Baby.
rRjK1 TIL that Eighth Stravratons minted by Emperor Constantine XI during the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 are considered the last Roman Coins ever made. Only 92 examples of this coin are known to exist, and are highly sought after by collectors.
X0Ebk TIL a father, John Crowley, was told his two infant children had an incurable genetic disorder that would kill them in less than a year. He refused to accept this, so he founded a biotech company (with no prior experience) which pioneered an experimental enzyme therapy that saved their lives.
8lwb TIL that due to complications during Sylvester Stallone’s birth, the doctors misused two pairs of forceps, accidentally severing a nerve and causing paralysis in parts of his face. This accident has given him his snarling look and slightly slurred speech.