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TIL Sharks are older than land vertebrates, older than trees, older even than the rings of Saturn.

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v1d4x TIL that the oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant in the US is not in New York or San Francisco, but Butte, Montana. Pekin Noodle Parlor opened in 1911 and is still open today.
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ANkx4 TIL actor Rick Moranis and Rush's Geddy Lee were school colleagues. That led to Lee singing on Moranis and Dave Thomas' hit single "Take Off" as comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in 1981.
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