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TIL the NEW River in West Virginia is the fourth oldest river in the world

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6EVB8 TIL that In Elizabethan England, the word 'Nothing' was slang for female genitalia. The title of the Shakespeare play 'Much Ado About Nothing' is a double entendre.
VBB5D TIL oil does not come from dinosaurs, rather it's the remains of all the bacteria and single-celled organisms that originally ruled the world.
7mr TIL on July 4, 1054, A supernova was seen by Chinese, Arab, and possibly Amerindian observers near the star Zeta Tauri. For several months it remains bright enough to be seen during the day. Its remnants form the Crab Nebula.
4Ok5 TIL None of the Beach Boys actually surfed except for Dennis who died drowning.
LjaQ TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio blocked a film he was in from being released in the US and Canada. The producer of the film has released it on the Internet, and drafted a letter to Leo about it.