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TIL that the oldest known living land animal is Jonathan, a tortoise estimated to have hatched no later than 1832.

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emMb TIL There are 37 unstaffed border crossings between the United States and Canada that operates on an honor system
Wka8A TIL During the Vietnam War, an Army aviator scored an air-to-air kill by shooting down a MiG from his fixed-wing Mohawk observer aircraft. The kill was kept secret since U.S. military doctrine stated that the Air Force has sole control of air superiority.
4kM4w TIL Maya Rudolph’s husband Paul Thomas Anderson is the son of Ernest Anderson. He was a late-night horror host know for his portrayal of Ghoulardi, the host of a Shock Theater program in Cleveland Ohio from 1963 through 1966.
4kBWJ TIL that there exists a rare phenomenon called "sun pillars," which are vertical shafts of light extending upward from the sun during sunrise or sunset. These optical illusions are caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
4VxR TIL that Sir Isaac Newton died a virgin