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TIL The World’s Longest Continuously Running Experiment began in 1927 at the University of Queensland Brisbane testing the viscosity of pitch - 8 drops have formed since it began.

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OojRa TIL about George Lincoln Rockwell, an american neonazi, former WW2 vet who was best friends with the nation of Islam's founder the "prophet Elijah Muhammad" , he would famously be quoted declaring "Elijah Muhammad as the Hitler of black people" and the highest respect for the nation of islam
l7NOr TIL while filming the 1987 film RoboCop, actor Peter Weller struggled to see through the thin helmet visor and interact with (or grab) objects while wearing the gloves. Weller's experience in the costume was only worsened by the warm weather, which made him sweat off up to 3 lb (1.4 kg) per day.
1aWWD TIL Anthony Bourdain at times wouldn't name the places he'd visit while filming. He did this sometimes to prevent tourists from turning a bar or restaurant into a tourist trap after filming there.
QR8a TIL Sanal Edamuruku against whom the Mumbai Catholic Church filed a blasphemy case in 2012 for exposing the science behind a miracle has been in Finland since then since he faces indefinite jailtime under blasphemy laws in India for this act
9Ee6 TIL of Slavisa Pajkic, a man who was born with no sweat glands. He and his brother are able to withstand thousands of volts of electricity running through their bodies(or through their skin). Scientists are unable to explain the phenomenon