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TIL There are over 250 million years of geological data missing from rock layers. This is called the Great Unconformity.

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yxEM TIL a black hole 12 billion light years away holds at least 140 trillion times the water in all of Earth’s oceans combined, making it the largest known reservoir of water
9wMlB TIL that only two individuals of an endangered species called the "Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse" have ever been found.
QJXE9 TIL about rabbit starvation - eating nothing but rabbit meat will lead to starvation due to lack of fat.
4XeaJ TIL FEMA tweeted a 1-800 phone sex talk line when they meant to tweet a 1-888 Hurricane Irma helpline. They soon tweeted the correct one, but some hurricane victims had already dialed in to hear: “Welcome to America’s hottest talk line. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you."
Gopg TIL Singer Tom Waits successfully sued the LAPD. He was wrongfully arrested for disturbing the peace when, outside a coffee shop, he intervened a group of men who were bullying other patrons. The bullies were plainclothes officers.