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TIL A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life.

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md5p TIL that San Marino holds a national holiday whenever their national football team scores a goal.
gZ9b TIL in ancient Persia, engineers built a type of evaporative cooler that could store ice, even in the middle of summer. It is called a Yakhchal.
b9kwa TIL Isaac Newton once inserted a large sewing needle "betwixt my eye and bone as neare to [the] backside of my eye as I could", to observe its effect on vision
R7Y11 TIL the monarch in the UK cannot be prosecuted for any crime. In theory, this means somebody could murder their way up the chain of succession. Providing they are not caught before they become the monarch, they will be able to get away with it without any legal issues.
V5p4 TIL Pablo Escobar once started a fire with $2 million because his daughter was cold.