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TIL that Harvard tried to incorpate MIT.

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R7Brw TIL about the Aral Sea. Poorly executed Soviet irrigation projects in the 60's and 70's cause an entire sea to disappear
b9M0a TIL about prehistoric aquatic reptiles and the mosasaurus, they are closely related to modern reptiles rather than dinosaurs and looked like a reptilian shark or dolphin. Also interesting is how these aquatic reptiles, mammals (dolphins), and fish (sharks), all evolved to look as if they’re related.