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TIL the motto of Boring, Oregon is "The most exciting place to live!"

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GYMWJ TIL that Ken Jennings' historic Jeopardy! run nearly ended before it began. Jennings' first Final Jeopardy answer of "Who is Jones" had to be adjudicated before it was allowed. If he hadn't been given credit, he would have finished in 3rd, on his first episode.
v1kMR TIL Jimi Hendrix, one of the most influential guitarists of all time,was technically a"One-Hit Wonder"
XEOkE TIL robin williams did over the phone stand up to Spielberg to cheer him up while he was making schlinders list
ywbl TIL: Scientists have defined ‘Zealandia’ as the world’s 8th continent, 94 per cent of which is below the Pacific Ocean.
R55K1 TIL a cat’s purr is typically between 25Hz and 140Hz. These levels have shown promise in healing bone and joint problems, so much so that the rate of healing for broken bones has shown to increase.