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TIL that fossil fuel doesn't come from dinosaurs.

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DQnZp TIL that the sport of curling originated in medieval Scotland and was originally played on frozen ponds and lochs. The first official curling club was formed in Scotland in the 1800s, and the sport has since spread to many countries around the world, including Canada.
YrpB TIL In 1980, China’s economy was smaller than Pakistan’s. After growing by more than 10% annually over the past 30 years, China’s economy is expected to surpass the U.S. by 2028
V850 TIL US Navy accidentally shot down a passenger plane from Tehran to Dubai in 1988.
wLwj1 TIL Nikola Tesla predicted the modern smartphone - in 1926.
vPNjB TIL the 2010 Flash Crash, during which the US stock market temporarily lost $1 trillion in value, was partly caused by Navinder Sarao, an autistic man living in his parents' London home. In a span of 5 years, Sarao made a profit of $40 million by tricking high frequency traders with custom software.