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TIL that around 30 per cent all the adaptive mutations in our genome – a third of human evolution – has been in response to viruses.

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1bmV TIL the economist Peter Schiff repeatedly warned investors in 2006 about the coming subprime mortgage crisis on various news shows and was either laughed at or shouted down by pundits who recommended investing in banks that later failed
D1KmP TIL Goldman Sachs asked in a biotech research report: ‘Is curing patients a sustainable business model?’
8k44 TIL that, when petting a bird, one should pet only the head. For some birds, petting the chest is a form of sexual stimulation and can lead to a frustrated animal.
6EmOW TIL that after Napoleon defeat 1815 his only son Napoleon II was brought to Vienna where he was held as virtual prisoner until he died young in 1832. His remains were returned to Paris by Adolf Hitler 1940
pYaLG TIL that Mexico is the top producer of silver in the world, producing 5,600 metric tons in 2021.