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

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XEB5X TIL that LEGO is offering a buildable model of the ATLAS particle detector that features all the main components of the real detector, is 50:1 in scale, and is composed of almost 9,500 pieces.
loEX1 TIL neither the Spice Girls themselves or their management came up with the Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, Posh aliases. They were devised by Top of the Pops magazine in 1996 and later adopted by the group
KwA9 TIL that in 1979, a woman jumped off the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and survived. A strong gust of wind blew her right back to the building at the 85th floor.
jNbbN TIL that in 1934, Italian dictator Mussolini attempted to have the Leaning Tower of Pisa made straight, only for it to tilt more
KYyO6 TIL that Queen Anne of Great Britain had seven miscarriages, five stillbirths, two children who died shortly after birth, two who died in infancy, and one who died at age 11. She left no heirs and was succeeded by her second cousin.