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TIL that there are thousand year old bacteria and viruses hiding in the ice caps that if melted and released could cause a new wave of deadly diseases that we haven't experienced before.

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JYbOB TIL Jimmy Page had an affair with a 14 year old girl who lost her virginity to David Bowie
4QaJ TIL Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) tried to discover a “natural language” of humans by having children raised without exposure to language. Allegedly, he never learned the answer because they all died.
QNNNk TIL about Yola, a.k.a the "Forth and Bargy dialect", an extinct Anglic language spoken in southern County Wexford until the 1990s.
WkBkd TIL the Korean DMZ is an "accidental paradise" for endangered species. The zone, isolated from human activity, has permitted nature to make a comeback and reclaim the land. The DMZ is home to more than 5,000 species, 106 of which have protected status.
9dom TIL Nanoparticles containing bee venom toxin melittin can destroy human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while at the same time leaving surrounding cells unharmed.