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TIL Mithridates VI was so paranoid of being poisoned that he took small doses throughout his life to build up an immunity. When he was finally captured by the Romans, he tried to kill himself with poison but failed because he was immune.

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nWp9b TIL women who had their last kid after 33 had double the chance of living to 95 or older as opposed to those who had their last one by 29. According to a 2020 study, women who gave birth after 40 were four times more likely to live to be a 100 years old.
0wG9M TIL a university math student arrived late to class one day and saw two "homework" problems written on the chalkboard. He solved them, not knowing they were actually two famous previously unsolved problems in mathematics. This true story helped form the basis of the movie 'Good Will Hunting.'
EgLX TIL the border between India and Bangladesh is so complicated, there is a “3rd order enclave”: a piece of India within Bangladesh, within India, within Bangladesh.
0wBXN TIL that children at the Wittenroom blue asbestos mine used to play in play pits filled with asbestos. They have higher death rates, cancer and mesothelioma.
neP6Y Today I learned that the genome of Golden Delicious apples has been mapped, and they have over twice as many genes as humans (57,000 genes vs. 25,000 genes).