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TIL that ants can live up to 30 years

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DePV TIL applications for Mars One, the first manned mission to Mars will be accepted soon.
BrO4k TIL that when African-American Edward A. Carter Jr. was a teenager, he snuck out and joined the Chinese Army, reaching the rank of Lieutenant before being exposed and sent back to his parents. He later earned the Medal of Honor.
nnnb TIL baseball managers sometimes yell nonsensical things at umpires (e.g “I had bad wine at an Italian restaurant”) to invigorate their team, while keeping themselves from being thrown out of the game.
epmQ4 TIL Zoroastrianism's emphasis on the protection and veneration of nature and its elements makes the religion "world's first proponent of ecology."
5Ar TIL Sobhuza II was the king of Swaziland for 82 years and 9 months which is the longest documented monarchical reign. He had 70 wives, 210 children, and over 1000 grandchildren.