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TIL that viruses infect other viruses and scientists believe a whole class of viruses might exist that infect other viruses.

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e0w4E TIL That a Washington Post reviewer stated that the film Groundhog Day would never be placed in the Library of Congress. In 2006, it was added to the Library of Congress.
rBQW TIL Dum Dum “mystery flavors” are created when the end of one batch meets the beginning of the next batch.
R50rQ TIL During the Spanish civil war, supplies were airdropped to the siege of Santuario de Nuestra Senora de la Cabeza by attaching the supplies to live turkeys.
b7l9 TIL a 19th century Japanese sculpture artist created a statue of himself so lifelike it is indistinguishable from its creator, right down to the muscles, pores and tiny hairs on his skin.
l1JK TIL the most isolated person ever was Alfred Worden during Apollo 15, he was 2,235 miles away from the nearest human being.