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TIL that even if a Nuclear Winter occurred, it would be followed by a Nuclear Summer

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wvbo TIL Charles Darwin was never much of a mathematician and wrote that studying math was repugnant to him. However, it later turned out that his research with plants hybrids made him a pioneer in a subfield of statistics
nedLY TIL Of A PREHISTORIC SPERM WHALE, The creature had a far more powerful bite with a nightmarish set of teeth, Twelve to 13 million years ago, it likely dined on smaller whales. It WAS DUBBED LIVYATAN MELVILLEI, giving Moby-Dick’s creator a posthumous shout-out.
LGjQ TIL Watching fish in a tank lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation and counters the adverse physiological effects of stress.
a8xxM TIL that Australia (at 7,682,300 sq km) is actually slightly larger than the continental USA (which is 7,663,942 sq km) when measured by land area only, excluding bodies of water.
GAobN TIL Throughout much of the late 20th century before internet porn, erotic thrillers were a prominent film genre spawning a cottage industry for at the time new home video markets. Part of the reason for popularity was Blockbuster did not stock unrated films, but they did have erotic thrillers.