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TIL Hudson's Bay Company is the oldest business in Canada. Founded in 1670

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jN8a TIL there was once a shark with a circular saw for a mouth.
Y7mdv TIL that Point Nemo is the most remote place on Earth, with its coordinates being 48°52.6′S 123°23.6′W, and it’s known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility; it’s located approximately 1,450 nautical miles from the nearest land
OG8LY TIL The last person to be convicted of Treason in the US was Tomoya Kawakita in 1952 because of his role in WW2, but was released by President Kennedy to be deported back to Japan.
DYPj TIL The platypus was once considered to be a myth like Bigfoot or The Yeti
j6VJQ TIL that sand sharks fart.Yes, sand sharks gulp air at the surface which they release to achieve greater depth. This is the only shark species that farts out of the 4 to 500 shark species