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TIL I learned that if the entire history of Earth is displayed with one year in a calendar dinosaurs would get extinct on December 25th and the first homo sapiens would appear around 11:36 pm on December 31th.

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mxERY TIL a week after the Manson murders, Charles Manson and 25 members of the Manson Family were raided and arrested for auto-theft. However, the group was released a few days later, uncharged, because the arresting officers misdated the warrant.
GYEp7 TIL that Makhnovia was an anarchist stateless territory lasted four years in the present day Ukraine. Their motto was: "Power begets parasites. Long live Anarchy!"
eNA5 TIL a US company makes simulated chicken eggs from vegetable products. Their R&D team has identified 11 plants that have the functional capabilities to replace eggs, and have used this technology to create mayo, cookies, and cookie dough
x6aKk TIL North America was once divided by the great Western Interior Seaway that ranged from the present Artic to Gulf of Mexico beginning around the Mesozoic period (approx. 200 millions years ago +/-) Its why Alberta, a land locked province, has such great fossil deposits.
j6poa TIL of Capgras Delusion - A psychological disorder in which a person believes that a friend, family member, or pet has been replaced by an identical imposter.