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

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5AkP TIL infamous Australian criminal Mark “Chopper” Read once played Russian roulette in an interview. He took the first shot, survived, and then told the interviewer it was her turn. When she replied that she didn’t want to play, he said “bad luck”, aimed at her and pulled the trigger (she survived).
EgejW TIL 6 years after Martha Stewart started her own catering company in 1976, a publisher (impressed with her chef skills) got her to write a cookbook which launched her career. By 1999, she consolidated her "media empire" & took it public which made her the first female self-made billionaire in the US
0wQ7v TIL that we actually work much more now compared to our hunter-gatherer ancestors who lived 10,000 years ago!
78Lmx TIL Graham Norton auditioned for a part in The Lord of the Rings.
Z8djo TIL that the ground-to-air signal for needing medical assistance in a survival situation is to just lay there flat with your arms above your head.