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TIL the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints church is 99 years old.

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pK6N TIL Bill Nye made his television debut on the Back to the Future cartoon series, performing scientific experiments related to each episode.
WkybN TIL there is a grave in County Kerry in ireland that is the supposed burial ground of an Ancient Egyptian princess called Scotia, who led settlers named ‘The Scots’ (After the princess) to scotland after whom scotland is now supposedly named.
N7BLM TIL A solar super storm on July 23 2012 missed Earth by just 9 days. If it had hit, as one did in 1859, it would have sent us back to the 18th century overnight, rendering our electrical systems inoperable (incl. satellites).
oBXGr TIL that James K. Polk is the only US president who pledged to serve only one term during his campaign. He was known for fulfilling all his major promises and died 3 months after his term ended, making his retirement the shortest. He is also the only speaker of the house to be elected as president.
dEKB TIL the Dominican Republic once voted to join the United States, but the US Senate rejected them.