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TIL a koi fish named Hanako lived to be over 200 years old.

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J1ANj TIL of the world's loneliest palm tree. "Hyophorbe amaricaulis" is found exclusively on the island of Mauritius, and only a single surviving specimen has been documented in the Curepipe Botanic Gardens in Curepipe. Thus, it is classified as an endling.
OQy1 TIL the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) was first published to the internet in 1990 and is older than the first web browsers.
Xv1j TIL Astronaut Jim Irwin, who walked on the moon, was a creationist Christian who later led expeditions to Turkey to find Noah’s Ark
7rJJO TIL: These famous international chocolate brands: Milka (German), Côte d'Or (Belgian), Toblerone (Swiss), Cadbury/Frys/Green & Black's (all British), Freia (Norwegian) and Marabou (Swedish) are all owned by US food giant Mondelez
LMAV TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio is producing a Twilight Zone movie