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TIL the world's oldest living organism is 13,000 years old and is a shrub in Pennsylvania.

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krLd TIL in their “coming of age” ritual, aboriginals in Australia cut a “birth control” hole in the base of the boy’s penis and insert into it a splinter to keep it from closing. Urine and semen come out of the hole unless the subincision is plugged with a finger.
J1RAQ TIL that the North Star (Polaris) is younger than trees
O0lY TIL “Slang” is slang for short language
Z8BXv TIL about George Cassiday, the Man in the Green Hat. During Prohibition, Cassiday supplied alcohol to members of Congress, including those who voted for prohibition in the first place. After ten years, when the story broke, the public's outrage contributed the repeal of the 18th Amendment.
m1jJR TIL about the Operation Flicker - Child Porn investigation at the Pentagon.