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TIL of Flossie Wong-Staal, a pioneering HIV/AIDS researcher who performed nucleotide sequencing on HIV to map its entire genetic makeup and to elucidate its many variations. Such research helped improve the medical outlook for millions of HIV/AIDS patients around the world.

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ODm7 TIL That before the widespread use of toilet paper it was common to use corn cobs and sometimes mussel shells for post-defecation hygiene.
4kNVJ TIL Petroleum County MT is bigger in size than Rhode Island but has just 494 people
W48A TIL it is possible to extinguish all the mosquitoes. Scientists recently reported a system that allows them to push the “Nix” gene to such a system it would essentially create a chain reaction spreading the male gene, producing males until eventually the population crashes.
awP8J TIL: The first Hannibal Lecter movie was not The Silence of the Lambs. But a film called Manhunter from 1986. Though they renamed Lecter to Lecktor.
gMnvb TIL Mets fan Mike Sergio parachuted on to the field during the 1986 World Series. He was jailed for 21 days and given 500 hours community service. To this day he refuses to reveal the pilots name.