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TIL the average age for new authors is FORTY-TWO

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W7MoL TIL that Nikola Tesla tried to sell several governments on a "death ray" that would destroy armies and planes from 200 miles away
wLY78 TIL The World Record for the fastest growing plant belongs to a certain species of bamboo. They have been found to grow up to 35 inches per day at a rate of 0.00002 mph. That’s nearly 1.5 inches an hour. You could literally watch bamboo grow before your eyes.
yLQa TIL in 1831 an American pepper trading ship was attacked off the Island of Sumatra, where locals killed 3 and plundered the ship. In retaliation, Andrew Jackson sent a warship all the way back to Sumatra to destroy the village the attackers were from.
wLxPo TIL that the theme song for Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe is an 80's punk rock song by the band Faith No More
VMl44 TIL that for years, scientists didn't know what caused mysterious cave networks in South America. In 2010, they learned that the caves were actually tunnels dug by ancient giant sloths.