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TIL that Continental Drift was considered pseudoscience despite the evidence to the contrary, and was openly ridiculed by the scientific community

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GAyGQ TIL that the T-Rex had TWO rib cages
5YMbB TIL that leatherback sea turtles, the largest turtles on the planet, are among the fastest reptiles. Capable of bursts up to 22mph in the water.
y0Me TIL that when a priest asked Voltaire to renounce Satan, Voltaire’s last words were “Now is not the time for making new enemies”.
69gkw TIL that the 11th Earl of Warwick was highly feared by his French enemies and nicknamed “The Devil Warwick”, so when he invaded Calais, his opponents ran away rather than fight him.
5Vw8k TIL numerous requests to license Rollerball (1975) into a real game angered the director, Norman Jewison, who said the movie's point was to show the "sickness and insanity of contact sports and their allure".