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TIL: Over the whole Twilight series, there has been 24 minutes of just staring.

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8eRl8 TIL that Matt Harrington was selected in the Major League Baseball draft in five consecutive years, without coming to an agreement with any of the selecting teams – the only baseball player to have been drafted so many times without signing a contract.
rN0xe TIL motoring journalist Chris Harris got temporarily blacklisted from reviewing or buying Ferraris after publishing an article in which he accused the company of specially tuning their press cars to perform significantly better in magazine reviews than the production cars customers were buying.
XE7bX TIL a 3 year old girl from Bristol was awared for bravery after successfully calling and informing emergency services that her pregnant mother had an accident and was unconscious.Remaining calm through the whole affair she gave them the address,checked if she was breathing and where she got hurt
16ryX TIL the garage where Hewlett-Packard was founded is a California Historical Landmark. This one-car garage in Palo Alto, California is considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley.
4k1Ag TIL about the Great Stalactite Organ created over three years by Leland W. Sprinkle at the Luray Caverns in Virginia by finding and shaving certain stalactites to produce specific notes. Recordings were sold on vinyl and cassette and can be found online and through music streaming services.