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TIL that the longest traffic jam in history was 62 Miles long lasting 12 days.

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G8B7 TIL that specially destructive hurricanes have their names retired from the hurricane name list
grvZ4 TIL the longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and takes over three hours to pronounce. It's the chemical name for the largest known protein, often abbreviated as Titin.
YQlG TIL a man independently carved a 360 ft long pathway through a mountain to help shorten a route to/from his impoverished town. After 22 years and much abuse, it was completed and cut 35km off of a commonly traveled route.
0d4EN TIL higher-ups at McDonald's once created a 'McResource' page for their minimum-wage employees. The page included advice on how much they should be tipping their personal trainers, massage therapists, and pool cleaners.
WljL TIL that Americans use and discard 500 million straws a day, an amount that would fill 125 school buses.