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TIL that humans have approximately double the lifespan of our ape cousins because of a gene that we evolved to regulate the effects of our meat-rich diets.

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yVa5w TIL The French submarine Curie was sunk on 20 december 1914 while trying to infiltrate the Austro-Hungarian Navy's main base at Pola. She was then raised, renamed SM U-14 and served the rest of WW1 in the Austro-Hungarian Navy before she was returned to France after WW1.
n14o TIL Mario was born in Mushroom Kingdom, but Luigi, his twin brother, was born in Brooklyn, NY.
M5Y8 TIL Richard Nixon entered politics by answering a newspaper ad from a wealthy Republican group of businessmen seeking a new inexperienced candidate to finance and support.
OoZD6 TIL About the "Hand in the Trunk" incident - Journalists tailed a car with human hand sticking out
R6J1 TIL There is an estimated $60 Billion worth of treasure that is still at the bottom of the ocean.