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TIL The Identical Ancestor Point in humans is estimated to be most likely about ~5400 BC. Anyone with even one living descendant who was alive before the IAP is also an ancestor to all humans alive today.

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9YnXX TIL that Lebanon was known as the land of Phoenicians and their national bird is the mythical Phoenix.
Z89OQ TIL that the neutron star 'PSR J1748-2446ad' rotates on its axis 716 times per second, and is the fastest spinning known neutron star. At its equator, it spins at 24 percent of the speed of light.
loXPV TIL: The US Army spent $5 billion on pixellated uniforms that did not provide adequate camouflage in any environment whatsoever.
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