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TIL the oldest tree in the world is one that is 5062–5063 years old

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16ZPP TIL that before the first Harry Potter film was released in the early 2000s, Warner Bros. demanded the owners of Harry Potter fansites, including a 15 year old, to hand over their domain names due to copyright protection. This caused negative publicity, which resulted to the studio backing down.
9YndX TIL that all the golf holes in Wii sports are 3D versions of NES golf
9pkr TIL reading in the dark doesn’t hurt your eyes
v1Dkx TIL 'slide to unlock' feature of iPhone was introduced after the UI designer, Freddy Anzures noticed the slide to lock/unlock mechanism on airplane bathroom door
E1yRW TIL "&" and "and" mean different things in movie credits. Two writers' names joined with "&" means they collaborated, while "and" means they worked on the script at different times.