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TIL 99.9% of all species that have lived on Earth, are already extinct.

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XQLj TIL that human teeth are evolving to be smaller
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Wk174 TIL Abraham Lincoln's pet "Fido" was assassinated shortly after he was, and was the source of why it's such a popular/stereotypical dog name.
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