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TIL some fish and crab are “immortal”, e.i. they never die of old age, as enzymes in their cells repair can repair their DNA indefinitely.

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j66GN TIL: Prostitution Is Thriving although Illegal in Iceland
6EBbZ TIL about Pont du Gard, built by the Romans in 1st century AD to carry water. It is over 50km long and the whole aqueduct descends in height by only 12.6 m over its entire length. The aqueduct formerly carried an estimated 40,000 m3 of water a day to the fountains, baths and homes of Nîmes, France
9YP7M TIL BBC World Service carried out a poll in 19 different nations. Only 4 nations believed the US was doing more good than harm in the world (US, Nigeria, Kenya, and India). All European nations had an overwhelming negative opinion of the US. The worst was Russia. Second was Spain.
vKmj TIL a documentary aired on the History Channel in 2003 that directly implicated LBJ in Kennedy’s assassination. Lady Bird Johnson and two ex-presidents then threatened the History Channel with legal action and the documentary was withdrawn permanently.
loo7B TIL of William Jenner who died in 1798 leaving an estate of £2m. His heirs fought over his estate until it was finally consumed by legal fees in 1915.