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TIL Tyrannosaurus rex lived closer in time to the release of Jurassic Park (1993) than the actual Jurassic period.

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X01mR TIL that according to the Doomsday Clock, we are closer to Armageddon than at any point since the clock's invention in 1947.
oGgo TIL that cost for solar has decreased from $101.05 per watt in 1975 to $0.447 per watt in August of 2016. The cheapest bid for unsubsidized solar is 2.42¢/kWh—cheaper per kWh than natural gas, coal, or nuclear power can provide practically anywhere in the world.
nPrG TIL the forests of Chernobyl are not decomposing, making scientists concerned of a possible “nuclear forest fire.”
9wQbQ TIL that basketball player Wilt Chamberlain had a boxing match scheduled against Muhammad Ali, and it was set to go ahead, until the owner of the LA Lakers paid Chamberlain more money to call it off.
ZaVD TIL Bob Marley’s final words to his son Ziggy were “Money can’t buy life”.