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TIL that one of the longest wars in history, between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, lasted from 1651 to 1986. There were no casualties.

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rRx4o TIL Ed McMahon was never the spokesperson for the Publishers Clearing House, nor has any association with the company. He was the spokesperson for a competitor company, American Family Publishers, which had basically the same kind of promotion.
16b8 TIL that the Beatles released their first single, “Love Me Do,” 50 years ago today.
NXvQ TIL Eric D. Wilkinson, the producer of “The Man from Earth”, thanked the users of BitTorrent for distributing the movie because this way it got way more popular than expected
epwd5 TIL there are bug farms growing bugs to feed pets and other animals
5eDp TIL the first scientists to produce insulin for Type I diabetes treatment made their patent available without royalties, permitting the rapid, worldwide spread of insulin therapy.