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TIL that according to the British Film Institute, Fawlty Towers is the best British Television program of all time.

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e0w5D TIL that bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world and can grow roughly 0.9 meters in a day if presented with the appropriate conditions.
69PL7 TIL in 1987 a Japanese team of researchers discovered cavities beneath the Sphinx in Egypt, which was later confirmed by American researchers. All further examination was blocked by the Egyptian government and til this day the caverns have never been explored or excavated.
OGEG6 TIL that peak employment at Boeing was during the Vietnam War in 1968 where the aviation manufacturer employed 148,672 people, or roughly two-hundredths of a percent of the U.S. workforce.
neoXd TIL that there is a pseudo-medical credential called Pastoral Medicine (PSc.D or D.PSc), or "Bible-based" medicine, which is enabling people to call themselves "doctor" and treat patients in all 50 states and 30 countries.
XENVP TIL: Honey can exist unspoiled and still edible, almost indefinitely. Archeologists excavating Egyptian tombs have uncovered preserved pots of honey several thousand years old.