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TIL the longest lasting bubble lasted for 465 days

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GL5 TIL British nukes used to be protected by bicycle locks
oAoK TIL that in the Victorian era, “ornamental hermits” were old men who lived in hobbit-like cottages in the gardens of wealthy people. These hermits were encouraged to dress like druids, and they would make scheduled appearances in front of their employee’s guests
jNwBp TIL Danny DeVito used to be a beautician. He went to New York to learn makeup but the lady he sought after to teach him only accepted students from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. So he enrolled for a semester and that's how he got into acting.
a8LYL TIL that when the 33-story Book-Cadillac Hotel opened on December 8, 1924, it became both Detroit's and the world's tallest hotel. The hotel was built by brothers J. Burgess, Frank, and Herbert Book, who were on a mission to turn Detroit's Washington Boulevard into the "Fifth Avenue of the West."
8kBG TIL there’s no standard definition of “nacho cheese.” It’s whatever you want it to be, and whatever companies think you’d be willing to call nacho cheese.