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TIL of Jerome Rodale, a longevity expert and father of organic farming. While filming an interview for The Dick Cavett Show, Rodale declared “I’ve decided to live to be a hundred”, and “I never felt better in my life!”. Minutes later, while still filming, Rodale died of a heart attack.

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oByM8 TIL Stomphia coccinea is a small reddish or pinkish sea anemone that has the remarkable ability to detach itself and swim away from predators when necessary. When a starfish's sensory organs touch this sea anemone, it rocks back and forth prying itself from its anchorage and escapes: see video below
745p TIL When Willie Nelson’s assets were auctioned by the IRS, fans bought the items and gave them back to Willie
XOrP TIL that Pablo Picasso, living in Nazi-occupied Paris, suffered harassment from the Gestapo. One officer allegedly asked him, upon seeing a photo of his painting Guernica in his apartment, “Did you do that?” Picasso responded, “No, you did.”
D6lp TIL Lake Vostok, the 16th largest lake in the world, was only confirmed to exist in 1993. It’s located in Antarctica beneath a 4km ice sheet. The average water temperature is around −3 °C; it remains liquid below freezing point because of high pressure from the weight of the ice above it
M7M5a TIL that war has two distinct meanings: as a noun it means a state of armed conflict between different countries or groups; as a verb it means engage in a war.