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TIL the world's longest burning fire is 6000 years old

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v1xw7 TIL Henry Cavill (The Witcher, Superman) failed his James Bond screentest back in 2005. The role would be won by Daniel Craig.
5VaWD TIL Leon Trotsky once had hot soup spilled over him at his favorite restaurant because he considered tipping "demeaning to the dignity of a workingman" and encouraged other customers not to leave tips.
ADDaa TIL when researchers from the University of Texas instructed people to spend a number of dollars a week either on experiences or on material goods, the first group felt happier afterwards. The reason is that the goods remain the same, so we stop noticing them, but experiences bring more variety.
kO84B TIL Doping Cyclists in the early 90s at the Tour De France used so much EPOs that they had to exercise throughout the night to Prevent Heart Attacks in their sleep
GYBm1 TIL that the irrational fear of palindromes (words or sentences that read the same backwards, i.e. Racecar) is known as Aibohphobia. Ironically, Aibohphobia itself is a palindrome as well.