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TIL Viruses sometimes got lucky enough to copy themselves into an egg that became fertilized and grew into a full-fledged adult. So that viral DNA got passed down from generation to human generation as so-called endogenous retroviruses

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wLOXJ TIL that when calculating percentages, you can always swap the numbers to find your answer. For instance to find 3% of 50, you can take 50% of 3 and the numbers will always be equal to each other.
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9Yem TIL that gorillas are able to remember their kin even after being separated as infants
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