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TIL sharks have been around for longer than trees

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abvN TIL of Adrian Carton de Wiart who served in the Boer War, First World War, and Second World War; was shot in the face, head, stomach, ankle, leg, hip, and ear; survived two plane crashes and escaped a prisoner-of-war camp. He wrote, “Frankly I had enjoyed the war.”
wora6 TIL that Ricky Martin plagiarized the "shake your bon bon" chorus from Soul Coughing's Super Bon Bon and lead singer Mike Doughty accused his songwriters of not contacting him about the aforementioned part
lPJN TIL legendary boxer Muhammad Ali reportedly went two months without sex before a big fight, claiming it made him unbeatable in the ring.
VBGv8 TIL gas clouds in the universe are detected by not only their emission but also their absorption of starlight. The absorbed wavelengths depend on the elements and compounds in the cloud, as explained by quantum mechanics, allowing us to determine their composition through absorption lines.
KD4J TIL A woman (registered nurse) was watching the show “Flip or Flop” on HGTV and noticed a lump on hosts neck. Emailed production company to make them aware and host ended up having thyroid cancer and didn’t know.