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TIL MHV and FIPV, both belonging to the family of Coronaviruses, have been reverse engineerable since 2003. The key feature of the method is an interspecies chimeric MHV that serves as the recipient.

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X0LDR TIL the Belgian passport has pictures of Tintin, The Smurfs and Lucky Luke.
dg7Z TIL that it was illegal in Soviet Union to not have a job
J571 TIL Author Joe Hill was so determined to keep it a secret that he was Stephen King’s son, his own agent didn’t know for 10 years.
oBJaA TIL that the Mexican government once opened fire on peaceful protestors. An estimated 300-400 civilians laid dead in the streets. In 2000, official government documents were released that showed the government employed snipers dressed as protestors to provoke the officers into shooting.
wKM7 TIL that Quentin Tarantino never knew his father, but his father latched on to Quentin’s fame in order to become an actor.