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

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yQZ6J TIL Dragonflies are the most successful hunter on Earth, catching 95% of their prey.
D1pAV TIL a 55 gallons of peppermint oil will flavor 5 million sticks of gum.
6EY9Q TIL During the 1910s–1930s there were a series of murders of Osage people in Oklahoma. The murders intent was likely taking Osage land, which was producing oil and earned lucrative royalties. The US government managed the land leases and was forced to pay $380 million in 2011 for unpaid royalties.
7rodr TIL that Indiana's most notorious serial killer Belle Gunness was nearly exposed but she burned down her home and feigned death while successfully framing the only potential witness to her crimes for the murder of her and her children. He died a year later in prison. She was never seen again.
ADa5g TIL: During the 1920 Olympics in Belgium a man who had just come third in the diving stole the official Olympic flag as a dare. He returned it 103 years old in the year 2000