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TIL Friday Feb 16th 2024 will be known as the black friday to the GOP

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N7GjP TIL the longest living vertebrate species is the Greenland Shark, reaching sexual maturity at 150 years old. The oldest known individual of the species is almost certainly older than the United States.
X008k TIL David Lunt revolutionized amateur astronomy by introducing the first hydrogen-alpha solar telescopes for consumers in the late 1990s. Through his telescopes, the ruby-red Sun looks alive, with prominences jutting from the limb, and bright flares erupting around sunspots
noXG TIL that penguins, when depressed (or had enough), tend to travel by themselves on a path of certain death.
bal7 TIL that Jimmy Carter saw a UFO in 1969. He was so impacted by it that he promised to disclose every piece of information about UFO sightings if he became president. However, after being elected, he distanced himself from disclosure, citing “defense implications”.
696ZY TIL a film director who faced a two-year prison sentence for animal cruelty in his movie was exonerated after props made by special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi were exhibited in the courtroom. Rambaldi went on to win three Oscars for his work in King Kong, Alien and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial