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TIL of the insane degree of Convergent Evolution of life on Earth. There is a multitude of cases in which species have adapted to environments by Evolving almost identical body plans and strategies.

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XJQD TIL in 2006, a group of high school students were given an assignment to write to their favorite authors asking them to visit their school. Kurt Vonnegut was the only author to respond.
kOJ1B TIL that 200 unemployed men walked 300 miles from Jarrow to London in order to hand in a petition and meet with the Prime Minister, and he refused to meet them.
Xepj TIL In 1999, Bill Clinton predicted the National Debt would be $0 in 2012.
GYa4G TIL what Smartdust is... Smartdust is defined as a system of many tiny microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) such as sensors, robots, or other devices, that can detect, for example, light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. They are usually operated on a computer network wirelessly...
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