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TIL Sharks existed before trees

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E1e9p TIL that the Beatles recorded a sound on their 1967 song "A Day In The Life", which can only be heard by dogs.
p8yBp TIL that Georgia Tann kidnapped up to 5000 babies whilst working as a social worker and sold them to the black market over 30 years. Her close friends in high places, such as a tycoon and a judge were able to remove missing persons reports and threaten people with legal action if they pursued.
mvYM TIL of a rugby player who suffered a torn scrotum and lost four teeth. After asking the physio to stitch him back up he returened to play only to be given a concussion and forced to watch the rest of the game from the bench. He claims to have no recollection of this game.
Lk1ZQ TIL the infamous 18 1/2 minute gap in the Nixon tapes was not one gap, but five to nine separate erasures. The tape is preserved in the National Archives in the hope we may someday recover what was erased.
me7p TIL the original draft of The Declaration of Independence contained a passage railing against the institution of slavery, but it was struck for political reasons.