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TIL A 30,000 Year Old Virus Was Found to Still Be Infectious After It Was Isolated from Siberian Permafrost

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GYoX4 TIL U.S Route 666, nicknamed "The Devil's Highway" was renamed to Route 491 in 2003, and within days of the announcement all the old signs containing the number 666 were stolen as souvenirs.
OG4p7 TIL that in 2002 a strain of Cordyceps/Beauveria infected an immunocompromised woman in Germany despite the fungus being considered incapable of tolerating the temperature of the human body
9wMBr TIL, a medieval map, one of the oldest maps in existence, depicts a mythical creature that farts at hunters, killing them
ngOB TIL That Mathematical Physicist Arnold Sommerfeld holds the record for the mentoring the highest number of Nobel Laureates, but won none out of the 81 times he was nominated for the same honour
YOwZ TIL there is a secret swimming pool in the Mojave Desert that anyone can use. There are no roads, trails or signs that lead to the pool.