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TIL The mathematical properties of the arch-angel Gabriel’s supposed “Horn of truth” has been solved.

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1aBkd TIL the Greenland Shark has the longest known lifespan of all vertebrates, living for at least 300-400 years. A sample captured in 1952 was concluded to have been born between 1504 and 1744.
GAvj7 TIL coffee beans are actually seeds from a fruit called the 'Coffee Cherry'.
EK1o TIL All prisoners in Norway have internet in their cells.
0wPQj TIL that Boston Corbett, who was responsible for shooting, killing John Wilkes Booth in a standoff, was so religious that he castrated himself after a brief encounter w/ two prostitutes in Boston
vPaj4 TIL the Apollo 10 Mission was a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan descended to about 8 miles above the moon. The lunar module they flew was capable of landing, but their mission was to photograph the landing site for Armstrong and Aldrin two months later.