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TIL the location of the oldest trees in the world are intentionally kept secret; the oldest known tree, Old Hara, was only known to the two dendrochronologists that cored and dated it, both of whom are now dead

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XE58Q TIL That there is a desk full of candy on the floor of the US Senate
6OAw TIL there is a fortress castle called Mont Saint-Michel off the coast of Normandy, France that is accessible by foot at low tide, but becomes an island at high tide. It was the only spot in Normandy that never fell to the English during the 100 Years War. It has also served as a church and prison
GAPpE TIL actor John Larroquette was the uncredited narrator of the prologue to the 1974 horror movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre. In lieu of cash, he was paid by the Director Tobe Hooper in Marijuana.
loZPK TIL that Swatch Internet Time was a decimal time concept introduced in 1998 by the Swatch corporation. Instead of having time zones, hours, and minutes, decimals were used to measure what time it was.
W79mB TIL there was a real life Chef Boy-ar-dee who was the head chef at The Plaza in NYC. He anglicized his name from Boiardi because non-Italians couldn't pronounce it.