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TIL depression can cause blindness

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R7X98 TIL that quahogs (a common clam) are among the longest-lived marine organisms in the world and can live up to 200 years old. They don't reproduce until around 6 years old, and don't reach commercially harvestable size until about 20 years old.
8eyVP TIL most chewing gum contains plastic.
kOLVm TIL that Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson} also voices Ralph Wiggum, Nelson Mandela Muntz, Tod Flanders, and Chuckie (Rugrats).
KOjjG TIL in Aliens (1986), Bill Paxton improvised Hudson's famous line "Game over man! Game over!" during a rehearsal, and James Cameron told him to keep it in.
P1l1V TIL Nuclear Winter is almost impossible in modern times because of lower warhead yields and better city planning, making the prerequisite firestorms extremely unlikely