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TIL at least 90% of the human genome is non-functional and commonly referred to as "junk DNA"

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kRde TIL the first person to circumnavigate the world was most likely Ferdinand Magellan’s slave Enrique of Malacca, who was born in Malaysia
PaMw TIL:When Jack Nicholson first came to Hollywood, he worked as a gofer for Hanna & Barbera. Seeing his talent as an artist, they offered him a starting level position as an animation artist. He declined as he wanted to be an actor
LkvV9 TIL - only three women have appeared on UK Bank Notes (excluding the Queen) - Florence Nightingale £10.00 (1975), Elizabeth Fry £5.00 (2002) & Jane Austen £10.00 (2017). Twleve men have appeared by contrast.
16GYV TIL the United States did not annex the entirety of Mexico after the Mexican-American war because of racism
QNXyM TIL James Earl Jones was officially replaced as the voice of Darth Vader last year by AI with Jones' consent. The move was made after he told Disney that he "was looking into winding down this particular character." He consented to the future use of his voice with AI to "keep Vader alive."