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TIL of the rockfish. A fish that could live up to 200 years.

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BroMx TIL originally Mister Rogers answered every letter sent to him by hand. As the letters increased in volume he hired staff member and producer Hedda Sharapan to answer them, but he still read, edited, and signed each one.
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pA8O TIL That 700 years ago, bringing weaponry into the houses of parliament was made illegal. To this day, there are still hooks where MPs can hang their swords if they, for whatever reason, entered the Palace of Westminster armed.
VMDbk TIL that King Alexander of Greece died at the age of 27 as a result of the bite of a Barbary macaque while trying to separate a fight between his dog and the monkey.
J1AkB TIL Teddy Roosevelt's mother was the inspiration for Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.