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TIL that until 2023 the US government had a program to find thousands of viruses currently in the wild, sequence their genomes, and release the genomes on the internet

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awBGL TIL that Andrè the Giant,while drunk in New York City, fell on a man,seriously hurting him. Afterwards ,the NYPD sent undercover cops to tail him when he was in the city to avoid such incidents
J1XBl TIL That the average person is willing to pay 19k to 52k per year for housekeeping services
9xN7 TIL that Henry Hall, a lighthouse keeper, died when molten lead fell into his throat as he was looking up at a burning lighthouse.
wMAo TIL a fig tree tricks a certain species of wasp to pollinate it, sends it down a small passage in the fruit where its wings are ripped off, after which it is digested by enzymes. Figs eat wasps.
eRa5 TIL Muhammad Ali called Michael J. Fox after his Parkinson’s diagnosis and said, “Now that you’re in the fight, we’ll win.”