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TIL Switzerland prohibits the ownership of just one guinea pig.

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x6Pdb TIL Erramatti Mangamma holds the record for the oldest age to give birth, who gave birth to twins at age 73
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YvbW TIL that the largest known star, UY Scuti, is so large that if it was placed at the center of our Solar System, its radius would engulf the orbit of Jupiter - and maybe even Saturn
bDpj TIL Every Restaurant From Season 2 of Kitchen Nightmares Has Closed.
JeEV TIL in 2011, a Siberian girl went hiking with her boyfriend and they were both eaten alive by bears. She survived long enough to call her mom and say goodbye, only for the bear to bring the cubs back and finish her off.