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TIL the next supercontinent may form in 200 million to 300 million years when the Pacific Ocean disappears.

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9wYom TIL Praying Mantis’ have never been an endangered species, and it has always been legal to kill them in the United States. The contrary claim was just an urban legend floating around since the 1950’s.
JADm TIL 70 years ago today, the Polish attacked the Nazis to liberate their capital. During the 9 week rebellion that followed, more than 200,000 died, mostly civilians. Now, every August first, the entire city of Warsaw stands still for a full minute to commemorate their fallen.
5V1Mk TIL Naphthalene, a chemical used in mothballs, can cause poisoning through ingestion, inhalation, or skin contact. Termites can also produce naphthalene to protect their nests. Symptoms of exposure range from headaches and nausea to hemolytic anemia, where red blood cells are destroyed.
D1m8P TIL "Begging the question" does not mean "Raising the question", but is a common logical fallacy, where the premises of an argument already assume the conclusion to be true, for example, "My experience of reality must be true, because what I see, hear, smell, and touch feels so real."
b9kMp TIL That the famous deaf-blind writer Hellen Keller received a gift from a Japanese police officer who gave her an Akita dog named Kamikaze-Go as a present. After the dog's death Japan’s government gifted another Akita, making her the first person to bring the dog breed to the U.S. In 1948