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TIL that sharks existed before trees — sharks appeared around 400 million years ago, while trees appeared about 350 million years ago.

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BrZAL TIL The voice actor for the singing parts of grown-up Simba in The Lion King in both "Hakuna Matata" and "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is Joseph Williams, the lead singer of Toto (as in, Africa by Toto)
bn60 TIL that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service now recognise League of Legends pro-players as professional athletes and the visa application process is now simplified for them.
OMxe TIL that New Zealand once tried to weaponize tsunamis (Project Seal)
0Z7L TIL there were four elite samurai in Japan during the Bakumatsu era, and they were considered undefeatable by normal people. They were called Hitokiri (Manslayers).
Z4WB TIL that Killer whales bully, attack and sometimes kill Great White sharks and thus drive them away from certain areas. Scientist are looking into using Killer whales’ sounds in order to drive sharks off and make some coastal areas safer for beachgoers.