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TIL that the UK has the longest country name in the world. The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland being the official name.

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D1pZJ TIL that Christopher Walken is one of only two actors (the other being Alec Baldwin) to have a standing offer from Lorne Michaels to host Saturday Night Live whenever his schedule permits. Thus far he has hosted the show 7 times, his most famous appearance being the "More Cowbell!" sketch.
xwaw TIL that Robin Williams saved the life of Jerry Reed on the set of The Survivors. Robin went to Jerry’s trailer and found Jerry groggy, complaining of a terrible headache. It turns out that Jerry’s trailer had a carbon monoxide leak; Had Robin not pulled him out, Jerry would have died.
Wk0wY TIL Whitey Bulger was accused of firebombing the house in which John F. Kennedy was born in retaliation for Senator Edward Kennedy's support for school desegregation in September 1975.
J94j TIL In 1941, the British Secret Intelligence Service, using fake charities, delivered copies of Monopoly to prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping.
WQQd TIL several species of animals have never been proven by scientists to actually die of old age. It is believed that these animals may be immortal or may age so slowly that humans cannot detect the process. The phenomenon is called “negligible senescence”