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TIL Sharks are older than trees

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JegB TIL all passengers and crew of Saudia Flight 163 died because the King’s aircraft was taking off while their own aircraft burned up
6ErP8 TIL Baby bunnies are called kittens, the female rabbit is a doe and the male is a buck
MwWb TIL medical patients in the US can speak an average of 12 seconds before being interrupted by a resident of the office. Also, ptients are only able to complete 1 out of every 4 statements uninterrupted.
wL5B6 TIL Spain brought back so much Aztec gold that it caused massive inflation and crashed the economy of Europe.
W1DL TIL that two of Saturn’s moons, Janus and Epimetheus, only have an orbital altitude difference of 50km. Due to this, one moon will ‘catch up’ to the other every four years, and they will begin a 100 day process in which they exchange orbital positions.