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TIL There is a geocache on the International Space Station

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xgVo TIL the human genome is comprised of 5% - 8% viral DNA, which can be traced back to 30 - 35 separate viral invasions in human history.
YpOdG TIL that plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviours, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials.
76Xx TIL The Hindu god Shiva has long been linked to cannabis. Shiva came and drank the poison created by the cosmic ocean, but over time it made him so hot he needed to be cooled down. Marijuana is supposed to be a coolant – so it is said that Shiva smokes weed to keep his body temperature down.
1EOV TIL until 1975 a French husband had the legal right to kill a cheating wife. Honor killings for adultery were legal until 1991 in Brazil and until 2005 in Haiti.
nemxW TIL the rights to Back to the Future are entirely owned by the director, Robert Zemeckis, who has pledged for there to never, ever be a remake in his lifetime