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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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rN7G0 TIL that In 1968, North Korea attacked a US spy ship and captured her 83 crew members. In response, the US considered a blockade of N Korean ports, airstrikes on military targets, a land attack across the demilitarized zone, and even nuclear bombardment if the crew were not released.
X0L6k TIL that double reed wind instrument players were found to have lower rates of obstructive sleep apnea
Ypgrr TIL that Helen Magill White was the first American woman to earn a PhD. Raised by a Quaker father who believed she have the same education as her brothers, Helen attended Boston University, where in 1877, she earned a doctorate in Greek. Her thesis “the Greek Drama” was discovered at Cornell in 2018
ggg7 TIL in 1973 a helicopter landed in Dublin’s Mountjoy prison exercise yard, the guards assumed it was a surprise inspection until three IRA prisoners got in and escaped as a guard, who realized a Jailbreak was happening in front of his eyes, shouted, ‘Close the gates!’
ppae TIL: Blackcurrant flavour is almost unknown in the USA. (It’s seemingly ubiquitous in the UK)