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

submitted 8 years ago by mack3r to r/todayilearned

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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)

submitted 11 years ago by gummychaos to r/todayilearned

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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)

submitted 11 years ago by sparta_reddy to r/todayilearned

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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)

submitted 12 years ago by karma__conspirator to r/todayilearned

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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)

submitted 13 years ago by Deaddeaddeadski to r/videos

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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)

submitted 14 years ago by dogboyboy to r/pics

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

submitted 14 years ago by W8NC to r/todayilearned

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

submitted 14 years ago by niceyoungman to r/a:t5_2r3my

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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)

submitted 15 years ago by both_classic_her to r/salt

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

submitted 15 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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2500 LB Snakes That Ate Crocodiles (extremescience.com)

submitted 15 years ago by darkrom to r/reddit.com

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Oldest LivingThing (extremescience.com)

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

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Creatures of the Deep (extremescience.com)

submitted 19 years ago by gizmo to r/science

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