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TIL The longest reverb in the world occurs in the bombproof Inchintown fuel tank built in the late 1930s/early 1940s in Invergordon, Ross-shire, Scotland. It lasts for approximately 112 seconds.

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6EXmm TIL the 1939 Michelin Guide to France was reprinted in 1944 for Allied military use, as its maps of the country were regarded as the best and most up-to-date of all available.
GRoQ TIL In 2008, the Dutch voted ‘Swaffelen’ as word of the year. It means to repeatedly smack one’s penis against something
LyPm TIL with evidence suggesting habitation since 8000 BCE Byblos, Lebanon is considered the longest continuously inhabited city on the world.
9w0QX TIL that in order to prevent other males from inseminating their mates, some male insects will stay latched onto the female for days. The Indian stick insect, Necroscia sparaxes, holds the current world record in scientific literature at up to 79 days.
XEYKP TIL. The southernmost point on mainland Asia is Tanjung Piai. It is part of Malaysia and home to an important nature preserve less than 100 miles from the equator with the skyline of Singapore visible in the distance.