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TIL the 145m year old araucaria araucana (or monkey puzzle tree) has survived mass extinctions and ice ages, but is currently endangered

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gMyk7 TIL of the five naked eye planets. "Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn have been known since ancient times and can easily be seen with the naked eye if one knows when and where to look."
M05W TIL that a dating game contestant turned down a date with her chosen winner because he was “acting creepy” after the show… the winner turned out to be a serial rapist and murderer.
16gaP TIL about Heinrich Hoffmann, Adolf Hitler's official photographer. He received royalties from all uses of Hitler's image, even on postage stamps, which made him a millionaire over the course of Hitler's rule.
0GlA TIL Phyllis Smith, who played Phyllis in The Office, used to be a cheerleader for the St. Louis Cardinals football team, and was a burlesque performer
m14mp TIL there used to be an actual bridge for sale in Puyallup Washington. No one took them up on their offer so now they're offering to give it to you for a million dollars!