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TIL Nearly 8% of the human genome is virus DNA. Meaning some of our ancestors survived a virus but still carry the DNA it inserted.

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EM80 TIL that all white tigers are the result of inbreeding and have no conservational value since they don’t exist in the wild and are not a separate species.
NXjLe TIL about a 16th century book that opens six different ways, revealing six different books in one
owVA [TIL] the Mongol Empire installed empire-wide messenger/postal stations 15-40 miles apart, stocked with food and fresh mounts that required passports for use, allowing for communication over the largest empire in history
8kgZ TIL- Emperor Hirohito of Japan was a huge fan of Mickey Mouse. He was given a Mickey Mouse watch as a gift during his special tour of Disneyland in 1975. For years, even on formal occasions, His Majesty was observed wearing the watch.
94lr TIL The Air Force built a supercomputer comprised of 1,700 PS3s linked together which ranked at 35-36th most powerful computer in the world