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TIL USA was involved in manipulating latin America's election last century

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Me8b0 TIL the world's oldest living organism is 13,000 years old and is a shrub in Pennsylvania.
k7g4 TIL that M. Night Shyamalan chose not to work on the Life of Pi movie because he didn’t want audiences to suspect a twist.
wYmM TIL Like the city of Detroit, Pompeii was heavily graffitied.
jNKbR TIL Marilyn Bell, at age 16, became the first person to swim across Lake Ontario in 1954. Her 32 mile route was greatly lengthened by high wind and high waves. Fanged lamprey eels attacked her in 65 degree water. It took her 21 hours. She is still alive today.
E1W0x TIL that dog obesity is positively correlated with owner obesity. This effect is only seen in dogs and not cats. The study suggests that this correlation can be attributed to obese owners walking their dogs less. No explanation other than neutering is given for the variation in weight among cats.