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TIL that lichen found in Antarctica were placed in a mars-like environment for 34 days and adapted completely.

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Pb8e TIL that despite making the film and all the evidence against it, George Lucas is adamant that Greedo shot first
vPBDR TIL that the song “Gasolina" by Daddy Yankee was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Z8Qvp TIL that Agatha Christie is the third most widely published author of all time, outsold only by Shakespeare and the bible. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and a billion more in 100 different languages.
XE4rE TIL If the world's wealth were divided evenly among its population, we'd have about $50K each (using 2014 figures).
b9n89 TIL Jim Henson’s Cookie Monster evolved from a puppet named Arnold, featured (along with Henson) in a Muncho’s potato crisp commercial in 1969.