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TIL there exists a treatment for cystic fibrosis that involves actually inhaling genes to attempt to repair the disease

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X0EDj TIL that Tibetans underwent the fastest genetic change ever observed in humans. Biologists found 30+ genes with DNA mutations more prevalent in Tibetans than their predecessors, the Han Chinese, half of which help the body regulate oxygen use. They even have a "super-athlete gene" called EPAS1.
nmjd TIL Los Angeles was hit with a devastating and deadly series of intentionally set fires in the 1980s and 90s. They finally arrested the arsonist who turned out to be… The Arson Inspector charged with investigating the fires.
VB64m TIL George Lucas is married to Mellody Hobson. Of her many accolades she was chairman of Starbucks from 2021-2024, chairman of DreamWorks animation from 2004-2016, and one of the current owners of the Denver Broncos. She is African American, 25 years his junior, and they have been married since 2013
0A4N TIL that steel from the sunk Imperial German Navy is used extensively in space ship equipment, as steel produced after 1945 is contaminated by nuclear pollution.
Eg1Zw Til a disease is something that needs to be cured, such as infection, injury, toxic exposure, cell degeneration, etc. Illness is something that needs to be managed such as feelings of pain, discomfort, distress, weakness, fatigue, etc.