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TIL The entire Amazon basin is fertilized by diatom shell dust blown over the Atlantic from the Sahara desert

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nZdd TIL that attempts were made to create a Human-Chimpanzee hybrid through artificial insemination of female chimpanzees in 1960s China. The experiment reportedly achieved pregnancy but was cut short by the Cultural Revolution.
nWJ07 TIL that regular cannabis use in genetically predisposed or at-risk populations, leads to earlier diagnosis of psychosis/schizophrenia
Eg1K7 TIL that until the 16th century, sharks were called "sea dogs", the word "shark" most likely comes from the Dutch schurk, meaning "scoundrel", from which "loan shark" derives. In other words, sharks are probably named after loan sharks and not the other way around.
kJ8ng TIL - the oldest cat ever recorded was Creme Puff according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records. She died aged 38 years and 3 days.
8evVa TIL that it is illegal to have a conversation across the Norwegian-Russian border