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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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e07vg TIL early Antarctic explorers used a novel treatment for snow blindness- cocaine.
JE6l TIL that in 1755, Oxford University burned a taxidermied Dodo bird, unaware that it was the last complete specimen in the world.
lwp1 TIL that a Canadian town is giving away free land. Dalhousie, New Brunswick’s population has dropped by 21% in 15 years, and is giving away parcels valued at up to C$50,000 to “anybody who’s interested — an entrepreneur or business. We’ll give ‘em the property”.
xMBk TIL that Scully from the X-Files contributed to an increase in women pursuing careers in science, medicine, and law enforcement, which became known as “The Scully Effect.”
VNJm TIL showers in Alcatraz had only one heat setting which was moderately hot so that the inmates couldn’t acclimate to the surrounding waters.