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TIL Pierre Joubert (1701-1814), age 113, was believed to have been the oldest person who ever lived. It was later discovered Pierre died in 1766 at age 65 and his son by the same name died in 1814, causing the confusion

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Ypxnv TIL female kangaroos have three vaginas and two uteruses. The two side vaginas carry sperm to each uterus, while the middle vagina sends the joey to the outside world. This can allow female kangaroos to be perpetually pregnant with one joey developing in her pouch and another in the other uterus.
V9XZ TIL The reason meat & seafood in Chinese food restaurants looks, feels, and tastes different is due to a cooking process called “Velveting” in which the meat & seafood is marinated in corn starch, egg whites, & rice wine, then blanched in oil.
X0ebR TIL Passenger pusher has been a profession since atleast the early 1900s. By the 1920s the New York pushers were known and disliked international for their aggressive nature and reputation as "sardine packers".
mxw9o TIL Yellow-bellied sea snakes drink rainwater that gathers on the ocean surface during heavy rainfalls
wLAoJ TIL that the first charting song of The Jonas Brothers, Year 3000, is a cover originally done by the British punk band, Busted.