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TIL Damascus, Jericho, Aleppo, and Athens are the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world

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5VoV8 TIL that (adjusted for inflation) the seven highest-grossing James Bond films star either Sean Connery or Daniel Craig
gr1Yb TIL Depeche Mode’s 1989 song “Personal Jesus” was inspired by Priscilla Presley’s 1985 biography "Elvis and Me." Specifically, the song was about how Elvis Presley was Priscilla’s lover, but also her mentor, and how often that happens in love relationships.
JYPQm TIL the earliest born human to be photographed is Conrad Heyer, a revolutionary war veteran who crossed the delaware with George Washington and was born in 1749.
G7vN TIL “Baby Jessica” who fell down a well and was trapped for 58 hours found out about her own ordeal and rescue after watching an episode of Rescue 911.
VMeEQ TIL plants often grow more after being watered with rainwater compared to regular water. Lightning in the atmosphere produces bio-available organic compounds (nitrates and ammonium, found in fertilizers) from the inert Nitrogen gas found in air, which then get dissolved in raindrops