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TIL that the Kingdom of Kongo was one of the longest lived in history, lasting in some way or another from c. 1390 to 1914 - about as much as the Western Roman Empire

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X9VR TIL - Polygraph Tests being able to determine if you’re lying or not is an absolute MYTH.
gM6M7 TIL Jimmy Stewart, already a famous movie star, enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and eventually rose to the rank of brigadier general
BrAQk TIL that hippos, despite their large shape and short legs, can run at a maximum speed of 30 mph (48 kmph). Essentially outrunning humans.
wopyo TIL you can reduce the levels of forever chemicals (PFAS) in your blood through blood/plasma donations
OVJe TIL that there is a dam in India that still standing after 2000 years after it was built