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TIL Whale Fossils have been found on top of the Andes mountains

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6EaVX TIL that Saturn's moon Titan is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and the only known moon or planet other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable water-like liquids has been found
ep6L5 TIL the Russian listening device planted in the US Embassy, "The Thing" was designed by Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin musical instrument.. and the technology in "The Thing" was a precursor to RFID tags.
rRm5w TIL That Charlemagne's grandfather may have stopped a complete Muslim takeover of Europe in 732 A.D.
e0LNb TIL The cravat originated in Croatia. The French army enlisted Croatian mercerneries who tied/knotted cloth around their necks with linen, silks or other fabric. The word comes from the French mispronounciation of the word "croate", meaning Croatian.
Reml TIL After MLK’s death, his autopsy found that while he was just 39 years old, he had the heart of a 60-year-old. Doctors concluded the pressure he had experienced in his career had stressed and aged his heart.