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TIL that a company has developed staggered airplane economy seats that allows passengers to sit independently with their own armrests and improved aisle access all while fitting more seats in the cabin.

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BOxW TIL of UCSC grad student Jim Kent who wrote a program to allow the Human Genome Project to assemble and publish the genome. The research was largely motivated by concerns that Celera Genomics, working on a parallel project, would patent the data. Kent’s results were released first by 3 days.
NXP8M TIL that 4 out of every 10 people aged 18-39 have a tattoo.
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JYNe1 TIL Alan Rickman was originally offered to voice Lord Farquaad in Shrek but he turned it down to play Severus Snape
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