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TIL the song “Stairway to Heaven” has more radio air time than the amount of time that is has been a song. (It was released in 1971)

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pQxb TIL: A koi named Hanako was the oldest know captive fish. When she died in 1977 she was determined to be 226 years old. Not only was she older than the United States, she also predated the European discovery of Australia by 19 years.
XWwR TIL that Emilio Marcos Palma is the first documented person born on the continent of Antarctica.
na6Y TIL A Nepali farmer was bitten by a cobra then the farmer bit the cobra back. The cobra died but the farmer didn’t.
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