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TIL that Ming the Clam, the world’s oldest animal at 507, was killed by researchers trying to tell how old it was

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m1jbY TIL in 1987, New York Yankee Don Mattingly set a major league record for grand slams in a season hitting 6. He didn't hit a single grand slam in any of his other 13 seasons.
XPlR TIL: That a Princeton study determined that America is no longer a Democracy, but rather an Oligarchy.
nWkvb TIL of Jonathan Wild. He was a underworld figure notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a vigilante entitled the Thief-Taker General. He simultaneously ran a significant criminal empire, and used his crimefighting role to remove rivals and launder the proceeds of his own crimes.
DWXj TIL that sea snakes are often thirsty and dehydrated; they are dependent on rainwater, which accumulates as a thin layer on the surface of the ocean.
PYrJ TIL That in 1986, a beer drinking goat was elected mayor of a small town in Texas, USA.