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TIL the youngest mother in history, who gave birth at the age of 5, is still alive today at 92 years old.

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VMoGD TIL that in the year 1909, the British Intelligence Agency MI6 was formed but it was kept such a secret that it wasn't formally acknowledged until the year 1994.
BrjLk TIL: Dandelions are called "pissenlit" in French, which means "piss the bed" because the tea made from their roots is a powerful diuretic
7r0RO TIL Stalin was photographed with three deputies. The first deputy fell out of favour and was doctored out of the photo. The second duty eventually fell out of favour and was also removed. After the last deputy fell out of favour, only Stalin remained in the re-re-re-edited photo.
VMRjD TIL Stretch marks are also called by their technical name, striae, which are actually scars. The skin stretches so quickly that the collagen and elastic tissue are damaged, leading to the characteristic line-like appearance of the skin.
5VRxB TIL the tonka bean tree (Dipteryx oleifera) can survive lightning strikes due to high internal conductivity that allows current to flow through it like an insulated wire. It benefits by using it to kill off parasitic vines and fry other nearby trees that compete for resources in a dense rainforest.