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TIL that researchers discovered a clam estimated to be 507 years old – the oldest-ever living animal – and accidentally killed it.

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epM96 TIL Fire doesn't actually ignite materials, it just makes them reach their self combustion temperature
1axXX TIL a woman locked herself into a toilet one day, then refused to leave the toilet seat to the point her skin started to grow around the seat, becoming one with the toilet and making her stuck to it.
E1m47 TIL Richard Pryor hosted his own kids show on network television that drew comparisons to sesame street. An episode titled "Sex Education" featured Robin Williams as a guest.
9wYlX TIL The Japanese sports equipment company ASICS is an acronym for “anima sana in corpore sano” Latin for “sound body, sound mind”
4XeB5 TIL about Mariya Oktyabrskaya. When her husband was killed in 1941, she paid for a tank, named it "Fighting Girlfriend," and distinguished herself as a fearless and deadly tank driver, often repairing her tank under heavy fire. After she died in March 1944, she was named a Hero of the Soviet Union.