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TIL that the human body may be incapable of living beyond 120 years due to genetic coding which may limit the amount of times our cells can divide.

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0wmER TIL Christopher Columbus used a book of astronomical tables when the next lunar eclipse would take place and use it to warn the indigenous people in Jamaica to treat his crew better or else the moon would rise red. Lunar eclipse happened, and they pleaded Columbus to restore the moon.
rMny TIL that Disney never sought legal action against Escape From Tomorrow (a movie shot illegally inside Disneyland featuring among other things Disney princesses as prostitutes) in order to avoid giving it extra publicity. The movie ended up only making $171,962 theatrically.
yQkRV TIL On August 24, 1919: Ray Caldwell who was pitching for the Cleveland Indians was struck by lightning after playing for 8 2/3 innings, got up from the ground, checked himself, finished pitching to get the last out and they won 2-1 over the Athletics
6ELXw TIL that there is a cin for sale called #7 Coin in Historic Moments in Global History Collection, Coin BE BEST, Book Title is "Genius Makes Its Own Rules" and Includes a Published 50 Page Print & Digital Monograph A Study in Genius: Presidency of Donald J. Trump.
Z6mR TIL that the Japanese imperial succession law barring women from the throne is only about 140 years old, and not ancient tradition. The rule was changed when Japan was modernizing to match Prussia’s succession rules, as Japan looked up to the rising European superpower.