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TIL that two of the longest wars ever fought in history (Reconquista and Iranian-Roman Wars), each took more than 700 years

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5VXOp TIL that “Me at the zoo” was the first video ever posted to YouTube by co-founder Jawed Karin in 2005
VBdrp TIL about the 1956 “Battle of Palmdale” an effort by the US Air Force to destroy an out of control target drone. Two jets fired 208 rockets at the propeller driven drone. Every one missed the target, started fires that burned 1000 acres, damaged homes and destroyed a pickup truck.
p7Me TIL a man was once killed and eaten by his collection of spiders, snakes, and lizards. He was found draped in silk, spiders coming out of his nose and mouth. Chunks of his flesh, torn off by lizards, had been carried off by his tarantulas.
KOarR TIL that Japanese pro wrestler Rikidōzan often went to the bar immediately after his matches, without treating his wounds first. When patrons asked him why his face was bloodied, he'd reply "I had a tough day at work."
N7nNe TIL that the Yoruba people of Nigeria have among the highest birthrates of twins in the world, but that a specific town in the country - Igbo-Ora - produces more twins than anywhere in the world. So many twins are born in Igbo-Ora that the town holds a festival to celebrate them.