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TIL of the existence of giant viruses. Their sizes rival that of some bacteria (1.5-2uM) and they encode thousands of unknown genes. One of the largest was discovered and revived in 2014 from 30,000 year old Siberian permafrost, revealing thawing permafrost as a reservoir of ancient giant viruses.

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ep01b TIL The Phoenix Suns had no official mascot until a fan came to a home game dressed as a gorilla. As he left, security suggested he dance underneath the basket during a timeout, and the crowd loved it. The fan kept coming to games until he was officially invited to be part of the team.
neond TIL Based on da Vinci's work, there is evidence that the artist had strabismus: one eye is straight, while the other eye can drift. Some forms of strabismus are thought to facilitate artistic work by suppressing the deviating eye, which creates 2D monocular vision advantageous to painting & drawing
OYX TIL that one ounce of LSD is enough to get 300,000 people high.
pyA4 TIL: Shell launched the biggest vessel ever put to sea in 2013. The Prelude FLNG platform is longer than Sears Tower is tall, costs ~$12 billion, will weigh 600,000 tonnes (5 times as much as an aircraft carrier) and withstand category 5 cyclones.
mDLR TIL lemons are a manmade hybrid of an orange and a citron