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TIL there is a Calvin and Hobbes search engine

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jNZkE TIL that there existed a tree swastika in a German forest that went unnoticed for nearly 60 years.
JYWxV TIL of the Lake Taal snake, a species of marine snake that evolved to adapt to a freshwater environment. It is found in a single Phillipine lake that was cut off from the sea less than 500 years ago. This means that the snake evolved into a new species in just a few centuries.
YZbx TIL Intel employs a “futurist” whose job is to determine what it would be like to live 10 or 15 years into the future
x6mVb TIL that Warren Buffett bought his first stock when he was 11, he was rejected by Harvard Business School, he earned 94% of his current wealth after turning 60, he plays the ukulele, he reads a poem when big declines in the market happen.
Z8l5Y TIL the marionberry is actually a blackberry, and it was developed by Oregon State University in cooperation with the USDA ARS breeding program. It is a cross between the 'Chehalem' and 'Olallie' blackberries!