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TIL That the first life on earth was not bacteria or eukaryotes but something called LUCA that came around 4 billion years ago. It was the ultimate ancestor of every gene of every bit of life on earth.

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dl09 TIL that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was still operational and producing power up until 2000, a full 14 after the infamous reactor 4 meltdown
Oopw7 Today I learned that Jeffrey Jones (the Principal in Ferris Bueller) is an actor/convicted sex offender
9Yge6 TIL cat and dog eyes grow up to 25% throughout their life span
N7AZQ TIL, chameleons can snatch their prey with their tongues in as little as .07 of a second, generating a force of 41g.
jg0v TIL Genghis Khan once ordered his starving army to eat every tenth man.