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TIL “Little Mama” is believed to be the oldest chimpanzee in captivity, born in Africa in 1938.

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8aaZ4 TIL Charlie Chaplin's youngest child, Christopher Chaplin, is only 55. By comparison, his oldest child, Norman Chaplin, would have been 98 this year.
wLw6J TIL Japan has a sticker system for warning other drivers that the driver is inexperienced or elderly. Young drivers are designated with a “Shoshinsha” sticker, and elderly drivers are designated with a “Koreisha” sticker on their cars.
8eL4V TIL The Andromeda galaxy is approaching us at 250,000 miles per hour ( 402,000 km/h).
b8Q7 TIL The Wright Brothers only flew together once, after gaining their father’s permission. They had always promised they wouldn’t fly together to avoid a double tragedy if there was an accident.
MekAK TIL a 32ft 18th century Long Boat was found underneath the World Trade Center during new construction in July 2010