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TIL Most of the gold that is present today in the Earth’s crust and mantle was delivered to Earth by asteroid impacts

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4XGnb TIL Moray Eels have a second set of extendable "jaws" inside their throat called the pharyngeal jaw that grab onto prey and pull it down the eel's throat. They are thought to be a modified gill structure that has developed a secondary set of teeth.
njnY TIL the show “Biggest Loser” would dehydrate and mistreat their contestants to make them lose weight and keep the show interesting.
yVnoe TIL about Terra Australis, a hypothetical continent proposed in antiquity and appearing on maps from the 15th to 18th centuries. Based on the idea of balancing northern lands with southern ones, it shrank as explorations occurred. The name "Australia" stems from this centuries-old geographical myth.
0Mlv TIL that Pedialyte is a hangover “cure”; so much so that adult consumption is up 60% since 2012 and the company has started targeting adults on “party holidays”.
DeRP TIL the smallest park in the world is a 2ft circle located in Oregon.