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TIL the ship used in Pirates of the Caribbean was sunk in Hurricane Sandy

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ADB44 TIL the coelacanth, a prehistoric lobed-finned fish, was believed to have become extinct in the Late Cretaceous Era 66 millions years ago, until they were rediscovered extant off the coast of South Africa in 1938.
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