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TIL sharks have been around MUCH longer than trees

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9DNB TIL of Samuel Whittemore, the oldest known colonial combatant in the American Revolutionary War. At the age of 78, after killing two British soldiers, Samuel was shot in the face, bayoneted numerous times, and left for dead in a pool of blood. Samuel lived another 18 years.
nMAG TIL Fidel Castro and his entourage stayed at the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, a centre of the Black community, during his 1960 New York City visit. There he felt African Americans would be more sympathetic to his cause. His stay in Harlem prompted many other leaders to visit the neighborhood
9wZeD TIL that rabbits can actually swim and their ears go into 'swim mode'
MgOK TIL..Women release a chemical called Oxytocin during a relationship (sexual and nonsexual) that helps them form closer bonds (caring and nurturing), males also release a similar chemical that makes them want to protect and support.
b94Wp TIL a small Missouri town named Chillicothe is known as the "home of sliced bread", as it was the first in the nation to sell commercially sliced and wrapped bread.