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TIL gold is created by two neutron stars colliding

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MjOW TIL that snails have crossed from the Pacific to Atlantic Ocean, alive, by being digested by birds and being pooped out, still living.
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grDd4 TIL that of the 105 original Jamestown colonists, only 1 is believed to have documented living descendants in the United States; Robert Beheathland
gMWg4 TIL Ringo Starr featured in a Japanese apple juice commercial because his name sounded like 'Ringo Sutta' , meaning grated apple in Japanese.
NXb7M TIL of Jean-Simon Bibeau, the longest portrayer of any mascot in any professional sport. He portrayed Youppi! for the Montreal Expos from 1988-1990 and the Montreal Canadiens from 2003 to the present day