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TIL that Michael Jackson set a record in 1995 for the largest online chat with 20,000 fans.

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R57bl TIL 2-hour marathons were considered physically impossible. In 2017, Nike's "Breaking2" project had the top three long distance runners in the world attempt it. Eliud Kipchoge missed the mark by 25 secs. Two years later, Ineos signed Kipchoge to try again. He ran 1:59:40 officially breaking 2 hours.
PAKG TIL Aerosmith made more money off Guitar hero then from any of their albums
7rKBL TIL Twenty One Pilots is the only act in history to have two entire albums worth of songs certified Gold or Platinum. No other artist has ever achieved this.
1a4EX TIL that chewing gum retains its quality for so long that it is not required by law in most countries to be labeled with an expiration date.
Yprer TIL that when USPS Parcel Post began, a banker mailed 40 tons of bricks to his new bank location because the cost was lower than commercial freight.