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TIL that the Guinness Book of World Records winner for "Most In Demand Show" of 2024 was Game of Thrones.

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E1PPo TIL that a large percentage of WWII aircraft carrier pilots were trained in Chicago, and hundreds of training planes crashed in Lake Michigan.
w9gJ TIL no recordings existed of Alexander Graham Bell’s voice until a wax on cardboard disc was discovered in 2013. In it we hear Bell say in a Scottish-tinged accent “Hear my voice… . Alexander. . Graham. . Bell”
d8RyK TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza probably isn’t the one you think it is. Of the three famous pyramids, the LEFTMOST one is actually the Great Pyramid. The one in the middle is 7 feet shorter, but it sits on higher ground making it look taller.
GAkL7 TIL Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire. The university was founded in 1096, over 300 years before the founding of the Aztec Empire in 1428.
wLQlJ TIL in his youth economist John Law fought a sword duel over the affections of a woman. Law killed his opponent, and was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to a fine. After an appeal by the victim’s brother he was imprisoned, but Law escaped to Amsterdam.