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TIL the longest work in the English language is a The Loud House fan fiction with over 16 million words.

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yWDM TIL while filming the Russian Roulette scenes in The Deer Hunter, Robert De Niro asked for a single live round to be put in the pistol. Director Michael Cimino allowed it
AMEn TIL in 2013 a female professor gave a public lecture on men’s issues at the University of Ottawa. She was repeatedly interrupted by a group of about 30 students shouting and blasting horns. The talk was moved to another room, but somebody pulled the fire alarm, which effectively shut it down.
4XGrX TIL that Steven Thrasher was awarded free cigarettes for life from Phillip Morris as part of a settlement following being shot by his supervisor in 1974 and had to sue when they tried to stop.
brO9 TIL the only perfect diamond ever found was found in Arkansas. Scoring a 0/0/0 on the AGS grading, its considered to be one-in-a-billion.
BgBJr TIL that Doritos are flammable and can be used as kindling for starting fires. They burn for a long time and can be very handy in a pinch.