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TIL that the oldest unopened Wine Bottle is +1650 years old

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VBExk TIL that in fall when some tree leaves change color, the brown-red-yellow is actually their real color. The green was the chlorophyll used to absorb sunlight that is now broken down and reabsorbed into the trunk to save energy and reuse for next year's new leaves
b60KZ TIL A horse can be up to 15 horsepower
1vDW TIL Grumpy Cat’s facial expression is a result of feline dwarfism. Also, she weighs less than 5 pounds.
x64y5 TIL the Apollo 11 astronauts couldn’t get life insurance (for some reason), so they signed autographs for their families to sell in case they didn’t return.
69y9Z TIL Samuel Morse, known today for the telegraph, was also a prolific painter. He created a 6' by 9' painting with more than three dozen Louvre masterpieces in miniature, to serve as a "textbook" to American painters. A small Mona Lisa is in there too.