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8expX TIL the global population of humanity's ancestors once fell from 100k to only 1,000 individuals
d8jn8 TIL, Sea World San Diego managed to keep Blue Sharks, a beautiful pelagic species, in captivity. Until they added bull sharks, which ate the blues. No one has managed to copy the feat since.
BrQGb TIL Iceland is the only country where 100% of the population has internet access.
5Yann TIL Whales and Dolphins evolved to live on land, then about 50M years ago thought "nah screw this" and went back to the ocean
dDkgQ TIL one of the most common mutations is Polydactyly, where a person is born with one or more extra fingers, affecting 1 out of every 1000 newborns.