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TIL of a living 6000-year-old hollow tree in South Africa, which contains a wine cellar and bar that can hold up to 60 people

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78pDb TIL after Taft's election as president, there was an attempt to replace the Teddy bear with Billy the Possum as the new popular plush toy. All because William Taft was very fond of opossum meat.
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e0Jak TIL that, unlike adult cataracts, which can be removed after years and normal eyesight is restored, severe pediatric cataracts must be treated within weeks or the brain will learn to permanently ignore the defective eye.
Z8Rgp TIL that the river Wanganui in New Zealand was the first river in the world to have legal personhood. The river Ganges followed shortly after.
epgJE TIL about Randy Gardner, who set the world record by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes in 1964 as part of a high school science experiment, experiencing severe cognitive and physical effects but fully recovering afterward.