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TIL the oldest Macaw parrot lived to be 114 years old

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PA8n TIL Muhammed Ali helped talk a 21yr old man down from jumping off a building in Los Angeles. Ali told the young man “You’re my brother. I love you and I wouldn’t lie to you.”
R10w TIL that 18th Century Norwegian swashbuckler Peter Tordenskjold once ran out of ammo during a sea battle so he sent his enemy a letter thanking him for “a fine duel” and asking him to send more ammo so they could carry on. The two crews then toasted each other’s health and went their separate ways.
Z1Vv TIL: In 2007 a meteorite impacted near the village Carancas (Peru) leaving a 14 m crater and knocked a guy from his bicycle. Later, villagers and livestock got ill from poisonous material vaporizing from its surface.
5VmdD TIL radium was actively used in commercial products when it was first discovered. With its self-luminous property, radium paint was used for a number of items like clocks, cosmetics, or even food and medicine. The use of radium was discontinued after the death of Radium Girls.
YpoXr TIL Futurama creators came up with two alien languages placed throughout the entire show for fans to decipher, some fans believe there is a third language that has not been officially confirmed