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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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p8erp TIL During WWII chemists dissolved in acid large Nobel Prize medals with the engraved names of Max von Laue and James Franck to hide them from Germans. Solution of black liquid in two unmarked jars sat on a laboratory shelf. After the war the Nobel Foundation recast them and returned to the owners.
0w11R TIL: An Atlanta based cover band sent Christopher Cross (Sailing, Ride Like the Wind) a cease and desist letter for using the word "Yacht Rock" in for a planned 70s rock reunion tour with Orleans (Dance with Me) and Firefall (Just Remember I Love You)
9ybr TIL that Bank of America mistakenly foreclosed a couple (Warren and Maureen Nyerges), who sued and won a judgment for $2500 in Legal expenses. While bank didn’t pay the couple showed up at the bank with a moving company, a deputy, and a writ allowing them to start seizing furniture and cash.
0w9D5 TIL Nintendo produced a cereal in 1988 called the Nintendo Cereal System which had two vertical bags, each containing a different cereal. One side was the "Super Mario Bros. Action Series" and the other was the "Zelda Adventure Series", consisting of fruity or berry flavored characters and items.
1WV4 TIL that a mild electric shock to a persons brain can improve their maths skills for up to six months. This could help treat the nearly 20 percent of the population with moderate to severe dyscalculia (math disability).