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TIL the Great Wall of China stood for so long because the mortar included rice

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ymaw TIL there was a radio station in San Jose whose call letters were KOME. Their slogans included “Don’t touch that dial, it’s got KOME on it,” “You’ve got KOME… oozing out of your speakers,” and “Wake up with KOME in your ear.”
D1EpV TIL of Emma Martina Luigia Morano, an Italian supercentenarian who outlived everyone who was born in the 1800s. She died in 2017 at the age of 117 years and 137 days.
1ak0P TIL that the British Army has the same number of soldiers now as it did in 1830, despite the UK's population being 4x larger now
a6AJ TIL WD-40 is not patented, to avoid disclosing its full ingredients, making it harder to copy.
wL0x6 TIL: It would take more than two years to watch all episodes of the guiding light.