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TIL That 2.8 billion years from now, all remaining Earth life will become extinct

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pna8 TIL there is a sea-slug that eats the venomous Portuguese Man o’ War, can store the creature’s poison for its own use and swims upside down
N75M1 TIL that the term cakewalk comes from a 19th century dance, invented by slaves in the antebellum South. It was intended to satirize the ballroom promenades of white plantation owners. Couples promenaded through the ballroom, bowing deeply and frequently. The couple who performed the best won a cake
E1QyW TIL in 1981 Dr. Michael Shannon, a pediatrician back then, saved the life of a 3.2 pounds new-born Chris Trokey, who had a 50/50 chance at surviving. In 2011, Trokey returned the favor as a paramedic when he helped saving a seriously injured Dr. Shannon from a car accident.
Rjp1 TIL Roger Ebert refused to give “The Human Centipede” a star rating, stating that it was unsuited for the film and that whether it was good or bad didn’t matter.
ADPPl TIL In 1850, California law made it legal for towns to pay bounties for Indian scalps. Shasta City offered $5 for every Indian head brought to city hall, expenses reimbursed by the state treasury. There were 150,000 Indians in California before the 49ers, by 1870 less than 30,000.