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TIL that Kowloon City was one of the most crowded places on earth for 40 straight years

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KjOa TIL Canada formally awarded Santa Claus official citizenship and gave him his own postal code (H0H 0H0) so children can send him letters
68wm TIL that the oldest living animal was a type of deep sea clam that lived to be around 507 years old, but scientists accidentally killed it after opening the clam to check its age.
9wVw7 TIL Blue Bunny ice cream was named in a 1935 contest. The winner noted how much his little boy enjoyed seeing blue bunnies in a department store window at Easter and thought it made a fun name. He won $25 (today's equivalent, $560).
mkBP TIL “Fordite,” also known as Detroit agate, is old automobile paint which has hardened sufficiently to be cut and polished. It is now used by many artists in jewelry-making.
b91EN TIL Incest is illegal in Italy only if it provokes public scandal