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TIL that Pangaea is only the most recent super-continent, and there have been at least 6 similar geological events termed “Wilson Cycles”

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NXyLJ TIL the name of Ishi, known as the 'last wild indian' is an adopted name. In the Yahi culture, he one cannot speak his own name until introduced by another Yahi. When asked his name, he said: "I have none, because there were no people to name me"
0Ypp TIL that the Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.
lYQG TIL: China divides it’s citizens into “urban” and “rural” status. “Rural” citizens do not have the same rights as an “urban” citizen. (19:20)
5VyP8 TIL the astragalus of a prehistoric rhinoceros, collected by the Ancient Greeks, was discovered at the Mycenae archaeological site in the 1970s.
1apX4 TIL that if a man pees on a pregnancy test and it comes up positive, he may have testicular cancer.