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TIL Bowhead whales have an average lifespan of over 200 years… That means there are whales alive today who personally witnessed humanity go from three master schooners to the modern ships we have today!!

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b9orQ TIL Surplus jet engines were used to de-ice railroads in Russia
4oA6 TIL of a condition opposite of Paranoia called Pronoia causing the suspicion that everyone is conspiring to help you.
lrL7 TIL: Scurvy does not occur in most animals as they can make their own vitamin C. Only humans, higher primates, guinea pigs, bats, and some birds and fish lack the necessary enzyme.
4XWXX TIL The capital city of Bhutan, Thimphu, is one of only two capital cities in the world where there are no traffic lights. In 1995, authorities installed traffic lights at busy downtown intersections, but drivers ignored it. They were subsequently taken down and replaced by traffic cops.
VP80 TIL of a 3000 year old ball game in mexico where the losers were sacrificed to the gods; it is now being revived.