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TIL the youngest person to ever be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease was only 19 years old, with initial symptoms beginning at 17.

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ZE1o TIL Byzantine Emperor Justin I was born a peasant and a swineherd, but rose through the ranks of the army and ultimately became its emperor, in spite of the fact he was illiterate.
KYXX9 TIL Disney forced hundreds of lemmings to their deaths, perpetuating the myth that lemmings are suicidal.
81KG TIL: Leonardo DaVinci was the first person to explain why the sky is blue
YpjeP TIL farmers in Africa use beehives to protect their crops from the largest and arguably most destructive crop pest in Africa: the elephant. Bees can’t sting through their thick hides but they can sting sensitive areas like the eyes, mouth, and inner trunk - they hear the hive buzzing and flee.
Lor0 TIL that the Queen of England’s portrait has been on enough international money to make a progressive timeline of her aging.