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TIL The asteroid impact that killed dinosaurs triggered a "mega earthquake" that lasted for months

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6Bg7 TIL a man secretly outsourced his job to China, played at work including surfing Reddit, and made hundreds of thousands before being caught and fired.
Z81Mp TIL Some trees growing in tropical rainforest do not have annual growth rings due to lack of seasonal changes (winter/summer or dry/wet).
RN8l TIL In 2007, according to a Harvard research group, 62% of all bankruptcies in the US were caused by medical problems (this number was closer to 8% in 1981). Of those bankruptcies, 60% had private insurance.
rNDkx TIL The man who invented the Labradoodle says most are ‘crazy or have a hereditary problem’.
9Y80r TIL that Norway has the won the most gold medals in winter Olympic history and is the only nation to have at least 100 medals of each gold, silver, and bronze