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TIL that scientists have concluded that a Greenland shark is 512 years old. If correct, it means it’s the oldest living vertebrate on the planet.

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mxwVP TIL that 2/3 of the members of LFO, famous for their song "Summer Girls," have passed away from cancer.
LkLRP TIL A woman in New South Wales successfully sued her twin sister for over $170,000 after a sneeze changed her life. The sister lost control of the car & hit a tree after she sneezed. She suffered lower back pain as a result and the court held that it hindered her ability to work long hours.
nQMr TIL that in Italy Moana is called Vaiana to avoid confusion with Italian pornstar Moana Pozzi
5YLOp TIL about András István Arató, the Hungarian Electrical engineer who accidentally became an internet meme called “Hide the Pain Harold”
x6Xj0 TIL Ordinary South Korean citizens could not get a passport and travel abroad until 1989, right after the end of dictatorship. Until 1992, South Koreans who wanted to travel abroad still had to go through anti-communist education