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TIL The longest novel ever published is ‘Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus’ by Madeleine de Scudéry (1653) with 2.1 million words.

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J18Av TIL James Naismith, the inventor of Basketball is the only coach in Kansas Uni history to have a losing record.