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TIL that the tree Sir Isaac Newton observed in 1666 - from which the famous apple fell - is still alive today and producing apples

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p8WKO TIL about the Taylor oil spill which has been going on since 2004 leaking 300-700 barrels a day
xVNVg TIL about Ghana's Dancing Pallbearers. The story behind the famous dancing funeral meme.
J1w6Q TIL that "cacerolazo" is a popular form of protest that consists of making noise by banging pots, pans, and other utensils and is related to the English word for casserole.
l7RK1 TIL all 1,000 people that attended Genghis Khan’s funeral were killed by executioners, who were then killed by members of his escort, who then committed suicide, just to keep the location a secret. It hasn’t been found.
emVg TIL that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt couple sold the rights for the first images of their twins to People and Hello! magazines for $14 million—making them the most expensive celebrity pictures ever taken. The money went to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.