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TIL the world’s longest lasting light bulb has been burning for the past 113 years

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9wkn6 TIL there is a Microwave Man
R7wN9 TIL The CDC estimates that as many as 56,000 people die from the flu each year
N7Wgb TIL that The Wolf of Wall Street, a film about financial fraud, was financed by a company accused of committing multiple crimes, including fraud.
NXXJJ TIL that the first Submarine was used in the Revolutionary War and was called “The Turtle”.
KYXJa TIL the word "escalate" was originated as a derivative of the invention of the escalator, and not vice versa.