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Jun 20, 2020

TIL that the 2011 earthquake in Japan was so powerful that it shifted the entire island 8 feet to the East (up to 13 feet in some regions) and shifted the Earth's axis by over 6 inches.

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May 31, 2020

TIL that due to the structure of Planet Earth, there are actually subterranean mountains some 410 miles down below the surface, with some being taller than Mount Everest.

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Mar 19, 2020

TIL that sled dogs can run without getting tired because their bodies can directly burn fat and protein for energy whereas other animals need carbs to do so.

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Feb 13, 2020

TIL it is a myth that bats use their echolocation to deftly maneuver around one another. High speed cameras show that bats crash into each other all the time.

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Feb 05, 2020

TIL that lemurs get high by seeking out millipedes and chewing on them. The millipedes release toxins when attacked, which intoxicate the lemurs. In addition to getting absolutely blasted, the lemurs use these toxins as an insecticide by rubbing them deep into their fur.

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Oct 01, 2019

TIL that Fractals are patterns of the same order, that can be a different magnitude, and often found in nature.

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Aug 27, 2019

TIL a revised version of David Bowie's Space Oddity was recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. It is the first known music video recording done in space.

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Jul 29, 2019

TIL that Turkey Vultures have been & sometimes are still used to detect natural gas leaks from pipelines; the odor that gas companies add to gas (so we can detect it since it's odorless) is the same as rotting flesh, which leads the vultures to congregate in the sky in the area of the leak.

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Jun 29, 2019

TIL that in the the Milky Way Galaxy alone, there are at least 25 billion places where life could exist.

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Jun 23, 2019

TIL Ninety-nine per cent of crocodile offspring are eaten in the first year after birth, by large fish, herons, monitor lizards and adult crocodiles.

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Jun 13, 2019

TIL of the "Babushkas of Chernobyl", Ukraine - women who survived the Holodomor famine and have returned to live in Chernobyl's radioactive Exclusion Zone.

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Jun 08, 2019

TIL a Ladybug can travel at speeds of up to 37 MPH for up to two hours at heights of up to 3,600 feet

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Jun 04, 2019

TIL Trees emerged 350 million years ago. It took another 60 million years for wood-eating bacteria to evolve. Trees between this period eventually turned into the most of the coal we use today.

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Mar 28, 2019

TIL that ~300 million years ago, when trees died, they didn’t rot. It took 60 million years later for bacteria to evolve to be able to decompose wood. Which is where most our coal comes from

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