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TIL Timbuktu is an ancient city in Mali, North Africa.

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Bewb TIL that tennis player Vitas Gerulaitis lost 16 consecutive times to Jimmy Connors. When finally beating Connors on their 17th meeting, he said “And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”
4kPvX TIL For 60 years preceding the black death epidemic of 1347, Italy and Florence in particular were struck with repeated famines, partially because of a series extreme weather events, such as unprecedented floods and cold snaps which killed crops, each of them killing thousands of people.
4XEd5 TIL Judge Judy is not a judge on her show, but an arbitrator in a binding arbitration. The seemingly official looking outfits and sets are really just for show.
7rDgp TIL that 7-Up was invented in Saint Louis
ANrDd TIL that the longest musical performance in history is being held in a church in Germany, and it's set to last 639 years. The piece, "As Slow As Possible" by John Cage, began in 2001 and will end in 2640.