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TIL Some Greenland sharks alive today were born before the English Civil war.

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NwmQ TIL that when Canadian reporter Mellissa Fung was kidnapped by bandits in Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence identified the kidnapper, kidnapped his family, and then demanded Fung’s release with no ransom paid
lWpK TIL that there are 4 states in US that ban BJs but allow Necrophilia
M7xbB TIL a reporter at a British newspaper received an anonymous tip telling him to “call the American Embassy in London for some big news” about 25 minutes before JFK was assassinated.
D1rp TIL that in 2006, two women named Madeleine Mores (who claimed to have never met each other) both claimed to have the same identity along w/ corroborating birth certificates and govt documentation. When presented with a photograph of them together from the 1940’s, neither remembered it being taken.
d8eQd TIL it would take several months to reach the speed of light at a rate of acceleration that the human body can withstand (without inertia manipulation)