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TIL that Stromatolites can still be found off the coast of Western Australia. They are microbial reefs created by cyanobacteria as they photosynthesise and release oxygen into the ocean. Stromatolites first appeared on Earth around 3.5bn years ago.

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l7BeB TIL that Tom Cruise earns the most per word for his movies at $7,091 a word or around $205,609 for 10 seconds of work. Second is Kurt Russell who gets $5,682 per word, Johnny Depp comes in third at $4,877 per word.
awpPy TIL that murderer Jessie Dimmick, while running from the police, broke into a couple's house and held them at knifepoint. After he fell asleep, they left and told the police of his location. Dimmick then sued them for $235,000 for breach of contract, saying they had promised not to call the police.
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W7pl4 TIL that one group (only 12% of the US population) is devouring as much as half of America's beef.