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TIL that, in July 2020, marine biologists studying the seafloor in the South Pacific Gyre ("the deadest spot in the ocean") discovered aerobic microorganisms in "quasi-suspended animation." At 101.5 million years old, they are the longest-living life forms ever found.

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NYJN TIL in 2007 hundreds of people gathered at the coordinate from xkcd episode 240 - story of a man who met a girl in dream that ended with him saying ‘wanting something doesn’t make it real’. When the time was up author Randall Munroe appeared and said “Maybe wanting something does make it real.”
MPMV TIL that Bob Duffey, possibly the world’s best, safest, and most unknown motorcycle stuntman, boasts a career of over 1200 jumps with only 3 crashes having “a record of perfection unequaled by anyone.” At age 66, he still performs motorcycle stunts to this day.
J1aB TIL the Three Wise Monkeys that represent the phrase “See no Evil, Hear no Evil, Speak no Evil” are named Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru. There is also a lesser-known fourth Wise Monkey, named Shizaru, who represents “Doing no Evil”.
GA5w7 TIL of a disgruntled designer for SimCopter (1996) that created an Easter Egg that would spawn "shirtless men in Speedo trunks who hugged and kissed each other" in great numbers on certain dates, such as Friday the 13th. But the RNG he created for it malfunctioned, leading them to appear frequently
VB0oQ TIL Town Line, New York seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.