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TIL that a female rattlesnake had been isolated in captivity for 5 years before giving birth to offspring, indicating that she had stored the sperm from a mate for at least that many years.

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a8Nmo TIL that in recent years, dozens of North Korean "ghost ships," often with deceased crew members onboard, have washed up along the Japanese coast.
9YoZ7 TIL of les UX an underground organization that improves hidden corners of Paris. Their work includes restoring the Pantheon clock, building a cinema – complete with a bar and a restaurant – in a section of the Paris Catacombs and restoring medieval crypts. The group's membership is largely secret.
W7vKN TIL That Torula Yeast, an ingredient in many foods including Planters Dry Roasted Peanuts, is a product created by wood pulp production.
WLvA TIL that there was a ‘golden tree’ in British Columbia, that was illegally cut down. The man who did it disappeared before he made it to trial.
9O87 TIL that in 1977, a man attempted to commit suicide by jumping in front of the NYC subway. He survived but was injured, and then received $650,000 in a settlement because the subway operator had “not stopped fast enough”.