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TIL the longest wedding veil was over 63 football fields long, with by maria paraskeva, from cyprus in 2018

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ERox TIL wood can be friction welded
XEQoj TIL Medical grade is nothing more than a marketing trick, which just means Inert
Lkyk9 TIL that there is a 25 foot replica Statue of Liberty in the river outside of Harrisburg, PA. It was erected as a prank in 1986, and was originally made of Venetian blinds and plywood. A local lawyer admitted his role in the prank 25 years later, “well after the statute of limitations had expired.”
XEg1j TIL of the sport of Extreme Ironing. Exponents take ironing boards to extreme locations and iron garments there. Performances have taken place while doing activities such as skiing, surfboarding, diving and marathon running. Two extreme ironers ironed a Union Jack above Everest base camp in 2003.
0wdEy TIL China are genuinely implementing a Black Mirror style 'Citizen Score' system where you will be ranked against your peers to determine if you are a good citizen or not. Your score will also be affected by the types of people you socialize with.