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TIL about the "friendship paradox" which states that most people have fewer friends than their friends

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R5mj9 TIL that 50 million years ago—Whales were once a 4 legged mammals that once roamed the land. The ancestors of modern whales lived on land and walked on four legs. These early ancestors, like Pakicetus, were terrestrial mammals that later adapted to life in water.
pBLG TIL that many films/TV shows, including Gremlins, Desperate Housewives, The Munsters, Beethoven, Deep Impact, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, as well as music videos by The Offspring and P. Diddy, were all filmed at the same backlot street set at Universal Studios Hollywood, using the same houses.
W76go TIL scammy manufacturers are now making blue USB 2 connectors, so you have to count pins to verify actual USB 3 connectivity
4jWN TIL that there is a Pirate Stock Exchange in Somalia, where any one can invest with money or weapons, and bet on the results of hijacking.
N7EPQ TIL of the Byford Dolphin decompression incident, where a diver was forced through a 60cm (24 inch) opening by compressed air and violently dismembered. Additionally, it caused the "expulsion of all of the internal organs of his chest and abdomen"