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TIL ‘Coraline’ is the longest stop motion movie created.

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wLVvP TIL until the 1980s all freight trains in the USA and Canada were required to have a caboose with a crew. They were replaced by the "end-of-train device" which detects and reports any problems to the engineer, ending an era in railway history.
P191n TIL that there's a death metal band called Hatebeak. Their vocalist is named Waldo, and he's a parrot.
Bra6K TIL at the first Olympic marathon, the stopwatch from the start of the race had to be carried by bicycle all the way to the finish line before the first runners arrived.
DQaZV TIL the US Army released a series of FPS video games, on multiple mainstream gaming platforms, in an effort to recruit prospective soldiers
YpplA TIL The crypt of the United States Capitol Building, which currently houses the Magna Carta Case and various statues, was once used as bicycle parking.