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6naQ TIL the Replicants from Blade Runner were born from Jan 8, 2016 to April 10, 2017. So all but Leon would be alive right now.
9wB17 TIL: West African populations carry “ghost” DNA from an unknown archaic human species that doesn’t match Neanderthals or Denisovans. Hinting at mysterious lineage.
R75v9 TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien first saw combat in the second week of the Battle of the Somme. One of his closest friends, Robert Gilson, had been killed on the first day.
d8MD8 TIL of B95 or Moonbird. A 21 Year Old Red Knot Who Has Flown the Same Distance From the Earth to the Moon and Back in His Lifetime. He is Also the Oldest Known Example of the Species Earning Him the Title of the "Toughest 4 Oz on the Planet"
PYZmE TIL about Vickrey auction, a type of sealed-bid auction. Bidders submit written bids without knowing the bid of the other people in the auction. The highest bidder wins, but the price paid is the second-highest bid. This was first described academically by Nobel winner William Vickrey in 1961.