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Re:Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DN... by gusgus01 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:09AM (#46564093)
Another Fun Fact: the Appalachian mountains formed before sharks existed, the rings of Saturn existed, and before bones existed.
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Re:Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DN... by sethammons on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:57AM (#46564326)
I think you misstated your fun fact
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Re:Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DN... by abc123abc123 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:07AM (#46564677)
...but younger than the mountains. There you go!
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Re:Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DN... by readthenotes1 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @01:30PM (#46568511)
ICYMI: https://youtu.be/IUmnTfsY3hI?si=WuUcwv_LLYh8gX4u

Good call, abc123

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Re:Greenland sharks maintain vision for centuries through DN... by dredmorbius on Saturday January 10, 2026 @08:42PM (#46571945)
But they're (possibly) younger than the New River!

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Kanawha_River_tribu...>

(Blew my mind when I first encountered this a few years back.)

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