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dec 30, 1867 - Charles Wyville Thomson finds sea life at 4,389 meters.

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While dredging, he figures this out, disproving past theories that the sea had no life below 549 meters. Rejects Forbes' theory of azoic zone.

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dec 30, 1867
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~ 156 years ago

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