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TIL the patron saint of disputed elections is named St. Chad.

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4kl66 TIL about the Olympus 593, the only reheated (afterburner) engine used on a commercial plane (Concorde)
69dZl TIL The earth's circumference is roughly 40,000km because the metre was based off the circumference of earth. The metre was originally a ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator, 1/4th of the circumference. Now a metre is defined by the travel of light in caesium frequencies
wLBg8 TIL William Shatner suffers from tinnitus and has been an advocate to find a cure as well as raise awareness about mental health issues that often accompany the disorder.
epAgL TIL Chris Stapleton's cover of David Allen Coe's Tennessee Whiskey uses the melody of I'd Rather Go Blind by Etta James, as Stapleton and his band played the song frequently on tour and decided to use it in the eventual cover.
DQP6j TIL that in 2003 Akshinthala Babu stood completely still for 30 hours, breaking the world record for standing the longest without moving. A record William A. Fuqua has held 5 times, totaling more than 36 hours of standing in his records.