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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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0wGBy TIL that Lucius Cincinnatus, a Roman statesman and military leader was given absolute power to rule the empire when it was attacked. After his victory, he immediately resigned his post as Dictator and went back to farming. The city of Cincinnati is named in his honor.
1krV TIL that a police officer can be rejected from joining the force for having too high of an IQ score.
nevoB TIL there’s an 1,800 year-old Roman version of present day Swiss Army Knife, complete with folding spoon, fork, spatula, pick, spike & knife
4kmoJ TIL the band iron butterfly didn't know they were being recorded in the studio for 17 minutes when they played their now-hit song In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida; it went on to sell 30 million times
yQ0jV TIL Central Park Was Once Seneca Village, Home to a Thriving Free Black Community, Which the City Displaced in 1857.