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TIL that in 2012, a group of scientist successfully regenerated a 32000-year-old plant.

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mxYME TIL Of The Boltzmann Brain. The idea that one day in the infinite age of the universe, a self aware entity will be created by thermal fluctuations that occur randomly in the universe.
j6MZn TIL like "R.I.P." many ancient Romans had "NFFNSNC", non fui, fui, non sum, non curo, inscribed on their graves meaning “I was not; I was; I am not; I do not care”. A epicurist philosophy.
VBNWB TIL that George Michaels "Fastlove" and Will Smiths "Men In Black" released a year apart, both sampled the same song, Patrice Rushens "Forget Me Nots" from 1982
VMaB TIL their are no dust mites in Colorado due to the low humidity.
awOgo TIL Martin Luther King Jr.'s given name was Michael King. His father was so inspired by German theologian Martin Luther's part in the Protestant Reformation that he had both his and his son's names changed.