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TIL Human DNA begins to degenerate at 55 years old

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JJRV TIL in 2013 a motorist argued that driving with corporation papers in his front seat allowed him the right to drive in a carpool lane. He ended up paying a $478 fine.
oR7Oo TIL DNA transfer does not only occur "vertically", that is, from parent to progeny. There is also a form of DNA transfer known as horizontal or intracellular DNA transfer, which consists in a piece of DNA being transferred from the genome of one cell to that of another—including between species.
VBQEk TIL that most Americans still use SMS as the main method of instant messaging
nwnd TIL the US government lost a nuclear bomb in US waters; it still hasn’t been found and it hasn’t been confirmed whether it was functional or not (and the pilot who dropped it got a medal)
9YBvB TIL of the 2008 Universal Studios fire. The fire burned for 12 hours and destroyed many artists original master recordings including: 50 Cent, Louis Armstrong, Blink-182, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Common, the Eagles, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, and Martin Luther King Jr., and hundreds more