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TIL the longest videogame marathon is 138 hours 34 seconds and was achieved by a California teacher playing 'Just Dance'

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d86PZ TIL that researchers at Yale managed to restore some function to disembodied pig brains.
LAm9 TIL: There is an official Russian spinoff of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” called “It’s Always Sunny in Moscow” that focuses on the owners of a Moscow bar named Philadelphia.
wol16 TIL the USS Scorpion was lost at sea in May 1968 with 99 men lost. The wreckage was found almost two miles deep, making it impossible to determine the cause of accident. Underwater acoustics out of the Canary Islands heard the exact time of the implosion but were unaware it was the sub sinking.
MeBX8 TIL the world record holder for fastest downing of a yard of beer was the Prime Minister of Australia, Bob Hawke.
6ExyY TIL Sheep and goats are being used for weed control in difficult to reach areas, and to keep vegetation down from around runways, discouraging wildlife from gathering and causing danger to aircraft. They will eat noxious weeds as an environmentally friendly alternative to herbicides in city parks.