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T-Rex Never Met a Stegosaurus — They Missed Each Other by 80 Million Years
Stegosaurus lived around 150 million years ago, T. rex about 68 to 66 million years ago. We are closer in time to T. rex than it was to Stegosaurus.
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Sharks Are Older Than Trees
Shark-like scales go back about 450 million years. The oldest known forest grew about 385 million years ago.
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Polar Bears Are Not Actually White — They're Transparent
Polar bear fur has no white pigment at all: the guard hairs are transparent and hollow, the white comes from scattered light, and the skin underneath is black.
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Gallium Is a Metal That Melts in Your Hand
Gallium melts at about 29.8 degrees Celsius, well below body temperature, so a small piece of this silvery metal held in your palm turns into a liquid puddle with no furnace or fire required.
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Crows Hold Grudges and Never Forget Your Face
In a study that began in 2006, Seattle crows learned one masked face and kept scolding it for up to 17 years.