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TIL There's a new world's oldest living dog -- and he's the oldest ever recorded just shy of 31 years old.

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R5ad7 TIL of Leônidas da Silva, one of several possible football (soccer) players credited for inventing the "Bicycle kick". The first time he used it, the referee was so shocked by the volley that he was unsure whether it was within the rules or not.
bNwQ TIL that Jackie Kennedy’s Pink Chanel suit won’t be publicly displayed until at least 2103 and is kept in a secret location in which “The temperature hovers between 65 and 68 °F (18 and 20 °C) degrees; the humidity is 40 percent; the air is changed six times an hour.”
VB5R4 TIL Washington State leads apple production in the United States, accounting for over half of the nation’s domestically grown apples.
j6L6R TIL That most female cheetahs go their entire lives without raising a single cub to maturity. The species is dependent on "supermoms" that are particularly adept at raising cubs. One such supermom, Eleanor, has mothered at least 10% of all adult cheetahs in the southern Serengeti.
VMOE4 TIL pedophiles are more likely to abuse teenagers than kids under 12