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TIL the worlds longest living animal is the Ocean Quahog, with an average life span of 400 years

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P1NvJ TIL Luftwaffe pilot Erich Hartmann was the most prolific flying ace ever, shooting down 352 Allied planes during WWII. He had to crash land 16 times due to equipment failure or shrapnel from his own kills, but never once because of enemy fire.
bdej TIL the Hobbiton movie set used for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit was originally built to last temporarily for filming, but the landowner saw money in offering guided tours of the Shire to the public and so requested that the structures were made permanent. It’s now a busy tourist attraction.
1MQD TIL Russia didn’t consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.
oR7pL TIL: System of a Down's song 'Chop Suey' is so called because it was originally called 'Suicide'. When they were asked to change the name of the song they chopped the word suicide to become chop suey
9w8rG TIL that Elvis met Nixon in a surprise visit to gain a federal narcotics badge.