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TIL that in Marvel comics, The Beatles are actually a group of rogue skrulls who came to Earth to invade it but decided that the money and power was better.

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NX4YE TIL that India has a very rare river shark called the Ganges River Shark, which only has 240 individuals left in the world.
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