Greenland sharks swim so slowly (0.3m/s or 0.76mph) they are also known as Sleeper sharks.

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Did you know that despite popular belief, pterodactyls are not actually dinosaurs? They are actually a type of flying reptile called pterosaurs.

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Chile's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in 2010 shifted the Earth's axis 8cm (3in).

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https://phys.org/news/2010-03-chilean-quake-shift-earth-axis.html

Did the Chilean Quake Shift Earth's Axis?

Pictures of widespread devastation leave no doubt: Last month's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in coastal Chile was extremely strong. Indeed, say NASA scientists, it might have shifted the axis of Earth itself.

Phys.org