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TIL The pistol shrimp can produce a flash of light near the temperature of the sun in addition to a powerfull shockwave similar to a bubble bullet

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WkOZX TIL that University College in London created a tube map showing the average life expectancy of those born near each train station. Some born just 1 stop apart had differences of over a decade.
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