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TIL in the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford University, a bell that has been ringing, nonstop, for at least 175 years. It's powered by a single battery that was installed in 1840.

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OoKZX TIL November 2, 2000 was the last time all humans were on Earth together. Ever since then, at least one person has remained on the International Space Station.
W7oGL TIL That the oyster beds in Chesapeake Bay were once so large, they posed a navigational hazard to ships.
Mee78 TIL in the 1930s, people were convinced to use their savings to raise and sell frogs. Problem was, no-one wanted to buy frogs.
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