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TIL that the oldest unopened Wine Bottle is +1650 years old

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OGePe TIL that the placebo effect has become stronger in the US over time, meaning drugs that would have once been approved may not be now
X048j TIL the decorative post at the bottom of a set of stairs is called the Newel Post
nwZ9 TIL a 400 years old bosnai tree survived the nuclear blast of Heroshima in 1945, later the tree was presented to USA as a gift and still flourishing in National Arboretum (Washington, D.C.) and past of the tree remained hidden till 2001.
XEPo6 TIL of french writer Gabriel Matzneff. In spite of having described his pedophile activities and sexual tourism in several of his books, he remained sheltered from any criminal prosecution throughout his literary career and benefited from wide support within the French literary and political world.
5Vlyk TIL that Richie Havens, after playing for almost 3 hours, made up the song "Freedom" on the spot at Woodstock. He was asked to go back on stage, after playing for almost 3 hours when the next performer had not shown up yet.