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TIL Learning a second language greatly reduces the risk of having Alzheimers later in life

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n6rb TIL the oldest tree ever to be discovered(5,000 years old) was killed by a man who was trying to discover it’s age.
xpLb TIL before the launch, one of the scientists took Laika home to play with his children. In a book chronicling the story of Soviet space medicine, Dr. Vladimir Yazdovsky wrote, “I wanted to do something nice for her: She had so little time left to live.”
WkPdB TIL if you double click the shift panel twice and accidentally engage the auto-pilot in Model 3, Tesla will automatically charge you $14100 if you didn't previously purchase auto-pilot
8alxL TIL that actress Joan Barry (blood type A) sued Charlie Chaplin (blood type O) for support of a child (blood type B) whom she claimed he fathered. Although it was not possible that the child was Chaplin's, he was still ordered to pay until the child turned 21.
vPGM4 TIL The International database on longevity keeps data on deaths at age 105+, and currently contains records on 18,959 individuals from 13 participating countries. They have held supercentenarian research seminars on people living over age 110 since 2000