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TIL the world's heaviest free-roaming tortoise is an Aldabra giant tortoise named Esmeralda who weighs 670 pounds (304kg), lives on Bird Island, Seychelles & is thought to be as much as 170 years old. He was named by famous botanist/zoologist Lyall Watson.

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p86m8 TIL The answer to 'how fat do you need to be to stop a bullet?' depends on the gun. A 9mm bullet from a handgun will penetrate 60cm of human fat tissue. A bullet from an AK47 can shoot through a brick wall. A morbidly obese 125kg person can have around 60cm of fat at the thickest point.
Yo8d TIL the lowest sound ever recorded is 57 octaves below middle-C and is from a black hole in the Perseus Cluster.
BgNJb TIL the Ottoman empire defeated the Austrians in the battle of Karánsebes even though they arrived two days late to Karánsebes. A series of misunderstandings in the Habsburg forces made them start fighting among themselves and then retreat because they thought they were under attack.
gMeD7 TIL Los Angeles School district officials approved a porn video shoot on one of its campuses in October 2011. The shoot was uncovered in an NBC investigation on filming-related school disruptions, which nets the district $2 million annually. Three students were even invited to the film premiere.
b90aN TIL that Mexico City started making a parade on 'Día de muertos' (Day of the dead) inspired by the scenes shown on James Bond movie Spectre where the agent is chasing down a villain during the holiday. Prior to the movie, this event did not exist