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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.

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kYn7 TIL that despite having only 3% of America’s population, Ohio has produced 25 astronauts, including John Glenn and Neil Armstrong. The top WWI and II fighter aces (Eddie Rickenbacker and Dominic Gentile) were from Ohio. Also, Orville and Wilbur Wright are from there.
VMkek TIL that the song 'Africa' by Toto is actually about a boy "trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV or remembers in the past". This explains the apparently inaccurate line about Kilimanjaro rising above the Serengeti.
MwmV TIL scientists taught monkeys the concept of money. Not long after, the first prostitute monkey appeared.
6EBbZ TIL about Pont du Gard, built by the Romans in 1st century AD to carry water. It is over 50km long and the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m over its entire length. The aqueduct formerly carried an estimated 40,000 m3 of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of Nîmes, France
lOnA TIL it’s possible that Arabs traded with Australia long before Europeans arrived there.