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TIL that after Tupac died, his remains were cremated, mixed with weed and smoked by the members of his hip-hop band - Outlawz.

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ADNd7 TIL a clam named ‘Ming’ was accidentally killed by scientist in 2006 when they found it on the coast of Iceland. They later found out ‘Ming’ was 507 years old. It was named after the Ming Dynasty, who ruled China at the time of it’s birth (1499) The clam is known as the oldest creature to ever live.
XEXMX TIL Deer antlers grow more like bone cancer cells than like regular cells. However, deer have one-fifth the cancer rate of other mammals. This could lead to new ways to fight cancer.
v1GgB TIL Typhoid Mary is the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever. She was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook.
Y7xNr TIL that when baseball player Roberto Clemente died in a plane crash, his teammate Manny Sanguillen was the only one of his teammates who did not attend the memorial service as he chose to dive into the shark-infested crash site to try to help retrieve the body.
wojB6 TIL Bob Marley had 3 children born within 30 days of each other