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TIL Sharks Are Actually Older Than Trees

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BQZL TIL a hockey player was traded for 1$ in 1993, he went on to win four Stanely Cups
1ajXd TIL The Netherlands has the best work-life balance in the world
8eRPZ TIL that Yurin Norstein has been working on his animated feature film 'The Overcoat' since 1981. With only 30 minutes of animation completed in over 42 years, it's production time is already the longest of any animated film in history.
nWvOY TIL that there are digital high security combination locks that can detect robotic dialing, and can even support two-person locking with one physical dial
BW5e TIL the Germans used Kriegspiel, a chess variant where players cannot see their opponent’s pieces, to train its military officers in the 19th century.