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TIL Sharks are older than trees

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RAya TIL that the word “chortle,” meaning “to laugh in a breathy, gleeful way,” was a nonsense word in Lewis Carroll’s “Jabberwocky.”
QYlM TIL when Han Solo said he did the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs he was not trying to describe how fast his ship was going. Instead he was bragging that he had done a shorter route of the Kessel Run. He did this by going closer to a black hole than most dared to go.
lorrV TIL Young Earth Creationism is a belief that the Earth and all its lifeforms were created around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. Some claim Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time. Others claim Dinosaurs never existed at all.
oBmBR TIL that the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 was so powerful, it shifted the earth's mass, shortening our days by 1.8 microseconds.
8a9rX TIL that there is an exclusive Antarctic group of scientists called the Club 300. To be a member, they would soak in a 200°F sauna, then run outside naked in -100°F temperatures. The goal is to experience a 300 degree temperature swing, and see how long they can run around the Ceremonial South Pole.