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TIL A koi fish, named “Hanako”, was owned by several individuals over many years and lived to be 226 years old, dying in 1977.

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xggw TIL That Finland’s current president was in Thailand during the 2004 tsunami. He survived by climbing up an utility pole with his son.
b6yd9 TIL about Lahaina noon, which is when the Sun passes directly overhead, and there are no shadows
yVNvw TIL a “ferocious rabbit” ran amok in Central Park in 1917. He terrorized the sheep in Sheep Meadow, maimed dogs, and fought an orangutan in the zoo.
YNer TIL that pets are not necessarily as happy as many pet owners would hope, that you may be doing your pet a favor by making them work for food, and that it is important to play with pets to avoid boredom
XE1JP TIL in 2011 Nicolas Cage woke up in his Orange County house in the middle of the night to find a naked man, wearing Cage’s leather jacket, and eating a Fudgesicle in front of his bed. The man was arrested by police, but Cage didn’t press charges.