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a8OoZ TIL a brinicle is formed when sea ice cracks and leaks saline water to the open ocean. The heavier-than-water brine sinks to the ocean floor while freezing the fresh water it comes in contact with, growing downward. A brinicle reaching the sea floor can catch creatures like sea urchins and starfish
woO51 TIL that before trees took over, the earth was populated by a giant species of fungus called Prototaxites, which could grow up to 24 feet or 8 metres.
0wDgv TIL that 100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by galloping crocodiles. These crocodile relatives were nicknamed BoarCroc, DuckCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc and PancakeCroc.