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TIL that lobsters don’t die of old age. They just keep growing and reproducing until something kills them.

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D11Mr Even small amounts of vigorous exercise could significantly lower a person’s risk of dying prematurely, according to a large-scale new study of exercise and mortality.
0wLop TIL of King Bansah, an African king that lives in Germany and work as a mechanic at the same time that rules his kingdom in Ghana.
KYXy6 TIL Paula Baniszewski, who participated in torturing and murdering Sylvia Likens in 1965, attempted to escape prison twice in 1971.
P10pg TIL: Spilling as little as ONE gallon of diesel fuel/home heating oil or motor oil can contaminate up-to one MILLION gallons of formerly-clean drinking water!
7r95X TIL that jingle from the ice cream trucks is from 1902 by a African American, Scott Joplin called "The Entertainer"