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TIL that sharks are around 100 million years older than trees.

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ZDlQ TIL that several times in the Batman series, the Joker has become temporarily sane. In these brief moments, he has expressed extreme regret for his actions (Also he has killed over 2,000 people)
wLNbE TIL about Seneca Village that once existed where now Central Park in NYC is located.
8alBG TIL That while Pattie Boyd was married to George Harrison and sleeping with Eric Clapton, the two musicians fought for her love with a formal guitar duel that lasted over 2 hours. Clapton won.
nerob TIL in the early 1930s the Irving family on the Isle of Man claimed to be haunted by Gef the Talking Mongoose who would throw stones, ride the bus for the gossip and sing bawdy renditions of "Home on the Range." He described himself as “the fifth dimension...the eighth wonder of the world!”
epwmL TIL that John Lennon wanted Hitler, Jesus and Gandhi on the cover of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”. For religious and moral reasons, that did not occur.