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TIL 2,000 year old seeds were discovered inside an ancient jar in Israel 1963. They were planted in 2005 and a tree extinct for 1,800 years sprouted from the ground.

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4kKEN TIL one of the largest impact craters in our solar system is the South Pole-Aitken basin, on the surface of the moon, measuring 1600 miles (2500km) in size.
vPer7 TIL in 1984 Leonard Bernstein once conducted the Vienna Philharmonic without the need of a baton or even his hands and instead only used his brow & facial expressions to communicate to the orchestra all the information they needed.
ByEK TIL that it is not illegal to fix a sporting event for profit-driven but non-gambling schemes such as clandestine manipulation for the purpose of increasing suspense, viewer engagement and advertisement effectiveness
Gjw1 TIL that the caterpillars fool the ants by making sounds that mimic the ant queen. Then they take them to their nest and feed them.
EL5P TIL that in the midst of a three-year killing spree, over which he is believed to have murdered up to 130 people, serial killer Rodney Alcala was featured a contestant on The Dating Game, and was picked by the bachelorette. She never followed up on the date because she found him “creepy”.