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TIL There is 97% overlap between swimmers and great white sharks in So. California beaches

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VBODD TIL that all the writings of the Greek philosopher Leucippus have been lost except for one sentence: “Nothing happens at random, but everything for a reason and by necessity”
N7088 TIL measuring 4086mi^2, the largest salt pan Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is so flat that rain can’t drain, creating the world’s largest natural mirror. It’s also 5x better for satellite calibration than the surface of the ocean, and an elevation measurement accuracy of 0.8 inches
6ELa8 TIL The first modem was invented in 1962 and had a speed of 300 bits per second.
l761r TIL that there is a music genre called Retrowave, which combines nostalgic synth and modern beats to imitate music from the 80s (but real 80s sounds different)
49dw TIL Cockroaches grown in space became quicker and stronger than their terrestrial counterparts