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TIL that since the first FIFA World Cup in 1930 only teams from Europe and South America have ever reached the final match.

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WkMLX TIL that the first ever science fiction novel, 'A True Story' was written in the second century AD. The novel includes travel to the outer space, flying to the Moon, alien lifeforms, interplanetary warfare and continents across the ocean.
ep0Wg TIL that the normal range of volumes of flatus varies hugely from 476mL to 1,491 mL every 24 hours. The number of flatus episodes per day is variable; the normal range is given as 8 to 20 per day. The volume of flatus associated with each flatulence event again varies from 5mL to 375 mL
KOW0B TIL that the last living survivor of the infamous RMS Titanic incident had died just 11 years ago.
NX7RM TIL that Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen Oct. 28, 1951. In 2014, the brothers earned the distinction of being the world's oldest set of conjoined twins shortly before their 63rd birthday.
nWvpr TIL NJ landmark Lucy the Elephant was used by offshore bootleggers as a signal light.