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TIL that the world’s oldest known living tree is over 9,500 years old and is located in Sweden.

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jNZoR TIL Nintendo sold more Nintendo Switch consoles in its first year than Wii U consoles in its entire lifetime.
69Rrm TIL The last mounted US cavalry charge was made in the Philippines on January 16, 1942. As the Japanese surged across the Batalan River, E and F Troops of the 26th drew up their horses in perfect formation. The 26th fought on horse and on foot, tossing gasoline-filled soda bottles at enemy tanks
vP0R8 TIL: That an article in The Atlantic once used the lyrics to "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" in order to equate the United States government's use of "original classified authority" and the abuse of power between the branches of the government.
bme4 TIL Adolf Hitler had a Jewish doctor that didn’t charge the Hitler family money during their finical hardship. During the Holocaust, Hitler labelled the doctor, Eduard Bloch, a ‘noble Jew’ and made sure that no harm came to the doctor.
yd48 TIL in 1998 Serena Williams claimed she could beat any male tennis player ranked over 200, Karsten Braasch, ranked 203 at the time, accepted the challenge and beat Serena 6-1, followed by Venus 6-2. Subsequently Serena then changed her claim to any male player ranked over 350, but never challenged.