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TIL That during a mass extinction event nicknamed ‘The Great Dying’ a full 96% of life on Earth was wiped out. Everything and everyone here today is descended from the 4% that survived.

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6bEQ TIL at a Marine Mammal Studies Institute, dolphins were trained to turn in trash that fell into the pools in exchange for fish. One dolphin was smart enough to hide pieces of paper under a rock, tearing off smaller pieces from the paper in order to get more fish out of it.
JkVj TIL that the city of Cincinnati, Ohio has an subway system that was built, never used, and left abandoned
Y95G TIL a Sudanese man, caught having sex with a neighbor’s goat nicknamed Rose, was ordered by the council of elders to pay the neighbor a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars ($75) and to marry the animal.
5V1pp TIL Sam Peckinpah director of 'The Wild Bunch' intended the audience to be horrified by the violence of the film, and was instead troubled by their enjoyment of it.
WZdX TIL the actress who played Pussy Galore in “Goldfinger” took delight in embarrassing interviewers by repeatedly mentioning her character’s name.