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TIL it was theorized through the 19th century that the Arctic Ocean got warmer as it got closer to the North Pole. The "Open Polar Sea" could provide trade routes through an equator-like temperate climate to Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It was disproven by dozens of failed expeditions.

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vv9R TIL that the driest place on Earth is in Antarctica in an area called the Dry Valleys, which have seen no rain for nearly 2 million years. There is absolutely no precipitation in this region.
NX56e TIL: The consensus is that octopuses are most likely sentient.
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9YRWB TIL that snails leave behind dotted trails. I discovered this after observing a snail on my back porch which left its trail. After researching it; it turns out they lift up their bodies when they move. Slugs are the ones that leave lines.
wra1 TIL that 563 million years from now the Earth will experience its final total solar eclipse as the moon slowly drifts away