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TIL The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) is Believed to br a Microbe That Existed About 4 Billion Years Ago!

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OoVVX TIL of the Telescoping Effect, a tendency of people to recall recent events as being longer ago, and distant events as being more recent than they actually were. Similarly, Vierordt's law states: people tend to overestimate the length of short periods of time, and underestimate long periods of time.
Z8LYo TIL Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui studied agricultural economics in the United States at Iowa State University (M.A., 1953) and Cornell University (Ph.D., 1968). He served as a professor of economics and contributed much to Taiwan’s agricultural development
E1dEd TIL in 1978 Charlie Chaplin's grave was dug up and his body was stolen. The thieves attempted to ransom his corpse for $600,000
9YlP6 TIL Monty Python and the Life of Brian would have never been made without £2 million in financing from George Harrison
69P9m TIL you have approximately ¼ second to meet your maker before it's the next person's turn.