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TIL that about 8% of human DNA is composed of ancient viruses that infected us millions of years ago.

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b6XE4 Today I learned rich and notable people have a “social registry” (yellow pages for the rich )
Br8RW TIL a C-130 holds the record for the largest and heaviest plane to land on an aircraft carrier. In 1963 it made 29 touch-and-gos, 21 takeoffs and 21 full stop landings all without a catapult or tail hooks!
QNxxk TIL Romani people in Turkey
wLYl1 TIL that the U.S briefly banned sliced bread in 1943. During this time, a letter appeared in The New York Times from a distraught housewife saying, in part: "I should like to let you know how important sliced bread is to the morale and saneness of a household."
9YkG6 TIL that there is a Gary Gygax memorial where people ask to have their dice blessed by the spirit of the man who created D&D