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TIL The longest English word takes three and a half hours to pronounce

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VMQYm TIL: In Chesapeake, Virginia, a 13 year old caught trick-or-treating can be sentenced to 6 months in jail.
m1OPE TIL the MLB uses an average of 84-120 balls per game, equating to approximately 900k per season, to the tune of around $10M.
jN6Gv TIL the world record for the oldest cat ever is held by Creme Puff, who lived for 38 years. She lived from Aug 3rd 1967 to Aug 6th 2005.
yV7vM TIL that the Sega SG-1000 is the worst selling Sega console, clocking in at a mere 2 million units sold. Above it is even the Brazilian variant of the Master System, which sold 8 million units.
7KNP TIL Fiat produced a car in 1911 that did 180 mph (290 kph)