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TIL scientists in 2007 managed to resurrect an ancient retrovirus using virus DNA fragments embedded in the human genome.

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OKka TIL a homeless woman secretly lived in a Japanese man’s closet for a year without his knowledge. He began to suspect someone was eating his food and finally set up security cameras in his house.
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