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TIL about the kingdom of Iberia and Albania. They were both nations in the caucasus completely unrelated to the European peninsula and balkan country.

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6PQ8 TIL When asked what was the speed of sound Albert Einstein said: “[I do not] carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books.”
kO70W Today I learned about the Lythronax (LYE-thro-nax) is a genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur that lived in North America around 80.6–79.9 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous period. The only known specimen was discovered in Utah , what's cool is Lythronax translated means "Gore King"
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