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TIL Ada Lovelace died from uterine cancer at the age of 36

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7r0lP Til MJ wanted to do a HP musical
VQk TIL people who walk at a slower pace are more likely to suffer from dementia later in life.
1aAoX TIL that the world’s oldest animal, a 507 year old clam named Ming, was accidentally killed by scientists trying to figure out how old it was.
W7kDA TIL there's a fake American Wild West town in England, called Laredo, built by re-enactors, who bring it to life every other weekend.
0w5vR TIL that in 1991, the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Phillipines caused a volcanic winter which cooled global temperatures by about 1.3°F (0.7°C) for several years. On June 20, 1992, the high temperature in parts of Michigan was only 51°F (11°C).