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TIL that humans are more closely related to tuna than tuna are to sharks. The last common ancestor of humans and tuna (and other ray-finned fish) lived 420 million years ago as opposed to 422 million years for tuna and cartilaginous fish like sharks.

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nkvB TIL that the British play “The Madness of George III” had its name changed to “The Madness of King George” when it went to the US. Producers added “King” because they thought Americans wouldn’t know who George III was and dropped “III” assuming Americans would think it was the 3rd movie in a series.
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