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TIL The oldest Tree in the world was killed by one man trying to figure out how old it was

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lob5N TIL Kenney Jones, the man who replaced Keith Moon in The Who, was with Moon during the last night of his life.
WkeBY TIL about the longest standoff in American history. John Joe Gray and his family patrolled their property with guns for 15 years after he didn’t show up to court for assaulting a police officer.
v156D TIL Chris Hemsworth's first job was cleaning human breast pump rentals
yVxaX TIL on one occasion, Jeffrey Dahmer accidentally consumed the drink laced with sleeping pills that was intended for his guest. When he awoke the following day, he discovered that his potential victim had stolen several items of clothing, $300, & a watch. He never officially reported the incident.
jNbkj TIL of Vozrozhdeniya Island, a piece of land that was once in the Aral Sea and home to an abandoned Soviet bioweapons research facility