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TIL sharks are 90 million years older than trees

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QGML TIL: “A lack of physical activity is one of the leading causes of preventable death worldwide.”
9YyxM TIL the mosaic of the earth that flew to the ISS with SpaceX Crew Dragon has John Paul II on it
JBKV TIL: An artist attempted to hitchhike from Milan to the Middle East in a wedding dress to promote world peace. She was gang raped and murdered in Turkey. A Turkish newspaper said “Let’s face it, if Pippa were a Turk, some people would feel freer to say that a hitchhiking woman deserves to be raped.”
r5Kx TIL of a blind experiment in which artists and an art historian couldn’t differentiate between modern art masterpieces and works by 4-year-olds. An artist described one of the children’s pieces as “a competent execution of abstract expressionism.”
YpgWG TIL in 2012 a schizophrenic inmate named Darren Rainey died after he was put in a 180 °F (82 °C) shower for two hours. His skin reportedly "fell off at the touch". Two officers who were on duty at the time later received promotions and nobody has ever been charged.