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TIL a koi fish named Hanako lived for 225 years

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VVnG TIL in 16th century China, when the imperial army and navy failed to defeat Japanese pirates, Shaolin monks were dispatched to get rid of them. In one battle, the monks were especially ruthless, killing every single opposing pirate over a ten day period, including one’s wife that tried to flee
6V4m TIL - Nicolas Cage turned down the role of Aragorn in The Fellowship of the Ring, due to “family obligations”.
gMQ5D TIL that IMDB's rating system goes to 11 for "This is Spinal Tap". All other movies only go to 10.
5YA78 TIL the Chinese government forbids the band Muse from playing their hit song ‘Uprising’ at their concerts in China.
m1XvR TIL cooking has a million-year history