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TIL Not finishing your round of antibiotics breeds supergerms

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6oRm TIL The most accurate depiction of a black hole ever created was for the movie “Interstellar”. “It’s the product of a year of work by 30 people and thousands of computers.”
4WOX TIL that sharks are older than trees. “Modern” trees lived around 350 million years ago while sharks have existed for 400 million years
4XLpX Mars and the moon are already at the top of NASA’s prospect list for future human exploration and possibly colonies, but another planet has recently been getting some unexpected attention. NASA seriously wants to send humans to Venus.
XVp6 TIL that when the Knights Templar were dissolved across Europe in the 14th century, the Portuguese branch simply changed its name to the Order of Christ and survives to this day.
nQXP TIL Jake Perry has been the owner of two consecutive holders of the record for oldest domestic cat ever. Creme Puff lived to 38 years old, the equivalent of 165 human years. 1/3 of Perry’s cats have lived past 30.