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TIL The world's oldest known creature was a 507-year-old mollusk, that lived from 1499 until the day scientists found and killed it by mistake.

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BrwBb TIL a South African man plans to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to provide drinking water to 4 million people. After facing droughts limiting water usage, the 125 million ton, 70 story tall iceberg would supply 20% of Cape Town’s water needs for a year.
epEWb TIL about Matthias Schlitte, who used his genetic disorder to his advantage to be crowned world champion in the 70-kilogram class in 2022.
MwLB TIL Mohammad Mosaddegh was a democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran who was overthrown by CIA in 1953 for having the audacity to nationalize the Iranian oil industry by seizing it from the hands of the England and USA
7XJx TIL The biggest squid ever caught weighed an estimated 990 pounds and about 39 feet long. If calamari rings were made from the squid they would be the size of tractor tires
MAkW TIL The city of Perth in Western Australia is geographically the most remote city in the world (by land). The nearest city of more than 100,000 people is almost 1500 miles away.