Scientists Were Searching the Egyptian Desert—and Found Evidence of an Ancient Shark Kingdom
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“Researchers exploring the Egyptian desert discovered fossil evidence indicating the region was once a tropical sea inhabited by sharks during the Cretaceous period.”
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The natural world continues to prove that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. The moderate weirdness score suggests this is unusual but not completely unprecedented.
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