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TIL Sharks have been around on Earth longer than Trees

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5d7B TIL F-Zero X for the Nintendo 64 was the first racing game to run at 60 Frames Per Second
d8ll8 TIL That the famous German film composer Hans Zimmer, wrote the game show theme tune for "Going for Gold"
698Yl TIL a young woman's head swelled from her usual measurement of 22 inches to 24.8 inches (and the shape of her face changed) after she used hair dye. This was because the hair dye had a chemical in it called PPD (paraphenylenediamine), which can cause serious allergic reactions in certain people.
GY7y7 TIL: In 1674, the Women's Petition Against Coffee was filed on the grounds that coffee made men impotent, gossipy & 'Frenchified'.
Z6Q TIL Adding sage to your campfire is a natural way to keep bugs away.