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TIL scientists discovered a cypress tree in North Carolina that is at least 2,624 years old, which means the tree was alive for centuries before the advent of Christianity, the Roman Empire, and the English language.

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D1xjP TIL that Nestle Smarties are all the same flavour except the orange one, which is flavoured with orange oil.
76Wb TIL that a 645-foot deep Kansas salt mine is used to store valuable items including many film negatives, such as “Gone With the Wind,” “Ben Hur,” “Star Wars,” “MAS*H” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.”
Qbgp TIL American women started shaving their armpits in 1915 because of advertisements in Harper’s Bazaar fashion magazine encouraging them to.
gMl74 TIL A butler serves a household while a valet serves an individual.
1A9V TIL That dinosaur erotica exists (with actual titles like “Ravished By The Triceratops”) and is apparently pretty profitable