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TIL there is a mathematical formula that suggests that the emergence of life is inevitable

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bQp4 TIL that the shortest commercial flight in the world is 2.8 km long and lasts 47 seconds
RYM4 Beverly Hills sits atop an oil field with nearly 100 active wells, many disguised as buildings, producing ~1 million barrels/year
j6rYn TIL, that the first pyramid in Pharaonic Egypt wasn't Khufu's pyramid (the great pyramid of giza), However it was his father's (sneferu) known as the "Bent Pyramid," located in Dahshur.
Y76PG TIL that in 1971, a man survived an accidental skydiving fall from 10,000 feet after his parachute failed to open, landing in snow and walking away with minor injuries.
wLYXM TIL that there's a cattle station in Australia that is bigger than the entire country of Israel.