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TIL Margaret Ann Neve was the first recorded female super-centenarian and second validated human to live to 110 years old (1792-1903).

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VWVB TIL the “Battle of B-R5RB”. It was an epic digital battle in EVE online and it costed $300,000 in real world money.It began when someone forgot to pay an in-game rent for an in-game space station.
YplYA TIL Why do I poop after eating. Gastrocolic reflex is a reaction the body has to eating food in varying intensities. When food hits your stomach, our body releases hormones. These hormones tell your colon to contract to move food through your colon and out of your body. It makes room for more food.
EgKVW TIL ManO'War, considered one of the greatest racehorses in history was the father of triple crown winner War Admiral. Thru his daughters and grandaughter lineage came triple crown winners Seattle Slew and American Pharoah.
a8Ob9 TIL an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" was censored in the UK because it mentioned "the Irish Unification of 2024" -- in 1992
avnA TIL that you will need a telescope 50 times the size of the Hubble to see objects left by humans on the moon. Even if we use the Hubble Space Telescope to look at the moon, a football stadium sized object would appear as only one pixel.