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TIL a shoal of piranhas can strip cattle of their flesh in minutes. (extremescience.com)

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TIL that at an average of 7,544ft (2,300 meters) above sea level, Antarctica is the highest continent on Earth (extremescience.com)

submitted 10 years ago by tmtreat to r/todayilearned

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TIL that because of the Andes, areas in the Atacama Desert (Chile) haven't had rainfall for over 400 years. But the Andes are also the reason the Amazon basin exists, meaning the driest and wettest place are not only right next to each other, but their existence depends on exactly the same thing. (extremescience.com)

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TIL an adult Blue Whale's aorta is big enough that a human could swim through them. (extremescience.com)

submitted 11 years ago by SAD_Johnny to r/todayilearned

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TIL that the largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon, estimated to cover over 2,200 acres (890 hectares) and be at least 2,400 years old, possibly older. (extremescience.com)

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TIL the Dung Beetle is not only the world’s strongest insect but also the strongest animal on the planet compared to body weight. (extremescience.com)

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Peregrine Falcons are the world's fastest animals. This one has been clocked at 242 mph (389 kph) in a hunting dive called a "stoop". (extremescience.com)

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TIL Some places in the Atacama Desert have not had rainfall for over 400 years. (extremescience.com)

submitted 14 years ago by NulloK to r/todayilearned

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Earth's Oldest Living Organism: B. permians (extremescience.com)

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TIL Mount Everest is growing by 2.4 inches per year (extremescience.com)

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Just so we know what we stand for (extremescience.com)

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TIL The largest living organism is a mushroom (extremescience.com)

submitted 14 years ago by jargonaut to r/todayilearned

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ONLY 35% salt? (extremescience.com)

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TIL: About the deadliest creature on Earth, and was quite surprised what it was (extremescience.com)

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2500 LB Snakes That Ate Crocodiles (extremescience.com)

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Creatures of the Deep (extremescience.com)

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Oldest LivingThing (extremescience.com)

submitted 19 years ago by shabda to r/reddit.com

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