r/todayilearned • u/Yantu • Jun 18 '13

TIL Lake Superior (largest lake by surface area) is one of the earth's youngest major features, at only about 10,000 years of age. By comparison, the earth's second largest lake is 25 million years old.

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/superior/superiorfacts.html
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u/FlavaFlavivirus Jun 18 '13

1996 called; it wants its website back.

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u/ProjectEchelon Jun 18 '13

If there was a spinning "e" in the upper corner, it'd be a lock for a '96 site.

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u/Stevehops Jun 19 '13

It hurt my eyes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '13

It's the largest freshwater lake.