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TIL the oldest tree in the world is 9550 years old, predating civilization

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1aDvV TIL of a mathematical formula named Rossmo's formula used to track down the homes of criminals based on where their crime-scenes were
gMNQ8 TIL about a book called Cain’s Jawbone where a detective story is told through 100 pages, but the reader has to figure out the order of the pages to solve the mysteries. Only three people have solved it to date.
6E8NQ TIL a couple from Alberta went to their abandoned farm to scavenge the septic tank pump instead of buying a new one, only to find the body of a man that was brutally tortured before being dumped there. The murder remains unsolved.
lo1jV TIL many rock drawings of animals by native Americans have turned out to be complex regional maps, with the animals representing herd locations. They were both hunting guides and warning signs
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