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TIL that the 5th oldest known tree on earth was burned down by a Floridian woman who was smoking meth inside it in 2012

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X0ZO6 TIL that a stingray in an aquarium has either cloned herself or has been impregnated by a shark
XYkD TIL Considered some of the world’s smartest birds, crows operate with brains about 1/1000th the size of an adult human’s. They memorize and coordinate events over distances, they develop tools, and they teach their young lessons to pass down to future generations.
yQGLX TIL that Quentin Tarantino used to work as an usher at a movie theater, meaning he got to watch movies for free--but it was a porn theater, and porn movies bored him.
kRr5 TIL that after the Italian Prime Minister complained about Finnish cuisine, the Finns entered an international pizza competition, named their entry (with marinated reindeer meat) after the PM, and came in first place.
9Qe7 TIL that ants ‘farm’ mealybugs. In return for honeydew, the bugs are given shelter in the form of ‘barns’ constructed by the ant ‘farmers’ from bits of soil. Ants will defend their ‘herds’ from predators. Ants ‘milk’ them by stroking the bug’s abdomen, it responds by exuding honeydew.