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

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X0J88 TIL Yang Liwei, China's first man in space, heard a mysterious knocking in space but it did not come from outside nor inside the spaceship. He has even tried - but failed - to recreate the sound so that experts could help him identify it
5Y7Or TIL that in 2010, a Canadian man rescued a newborn baby from a dumpster, only to find out he was the father.
9Y7AQ TIL Mia Farrow's childhood dog was the grandson of the original Lassie
Yk7W TIL the monkeys in Community, Night at the Museum, The Hangover Part II and Doctor Dolittle are all played by the same capuchin monkey named Crystal.
oQVY TIL a scientist got a call from his dad saying that the wetlands they used to visit together were extremely polluted and would disappear. He went back and created a recovery project. Paying 90% of expenses by himself he started to clean the lake, and 3 years later thousands of birds had returned.