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TIL the oldest-known land animal in the world is a tortoise named Jonathan. He lives in West Africa.

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bdG0 TIL Actor Jon Bernthal took a long vow of silence, to prepare for his role as a mute in the movie ‘Pilgrimage’ which allowed him to discover some important lessons about human nature. “I learned how much time people spend talking and they’re not really saying anything, they’re just passing time.”
4kVOw TIL about Simone Segouin, the teenage girl who joined the French resistance and went on to become a symbol of resistance against the German occupation.
p8B1Z TIL that grapes can cause kidney failure in cats.
MeVbK TIL that the United States has more super volcanoes than any other country on Earth.
OoLnR TIL that the Church of Euthanasia is the only religion that is anti-human.