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TIL The Simpsons is NOT the longest running cartoon series of all time. The Guinness World record is held by Sazae-san, with more than 7000 episodes, which has been running since 1969 in Japan.

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x8bD TIL Noah Webster, the founder of Merriam-Webster, learned 26 languages in order to evaluate the etymology of words
JE6l TIL that in 1755, Oxford University burned a taxidermied Dodo bird, unaware that it was the last complete specimen in the world.
VMyN0 TIL: John Hinckley Jr. the man who tried to assassinate Ronald Regan was basically released from the mental hospital last year having been classified as in complete remission.
wGBJ TIL a Hungarian man was shot in the frontal lobe during World War 1, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. He continued to live a full, sleepless life.
wPkY TIL that European nutella has a stronger chocolatey aroma, and is different from American nutella