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TIL sharks existed before trees

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awQv9 TIL: People with the sickle cell mutation have crescent (sickle) shaped blood cells that provide resistance against malaria.
brwN TIL during the filming of ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, production designer Ken Adam called up his old boss Stanley Kubrick for advice on how to light the inside of an enormous tanker ship, the villain’s secret lair. Kubrick snuck in on a Sunday morning for four hours to set the lighting up himself.
oBw5E TIL about Wikitongues, a non-profit organization attempting to document all 6000+ existing spoken languages. To date they have hundreds of recorded conversations and add new videos to their archive every week.
aV5o TIL That diamonds were not originally mined, They were actually found alongside or at the bottom of rivers in India.
e9JL TIL: If North Dakota seceded from the US it would be the 3rd largest nuclear power in the world. (#8 on this list)