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TIL Koko the gorilla is still alive and is 42

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pY9aN TIL that the longest professional tennis match was 11 hours and 5 minutes.
yJ6X TIL a test pilot for the Boeing 707 airplane prototype performed a roll in front of the audience attending an international airline summit in Seattle. When asked what he was doing by his boss, he replied “selling airplanes.”
5pb9 TIL. Keanu Reeves turned down a $10 million offer for the main role in Speed 2, in favor of touring with his band and playing Hamlet in a theater production
p8WAe TIL that teaching social and emotional skills in school, such as self-management and relationship skills, can result in up to 11 percentile point improvement in academic achievement.