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TIL the oldest company in the world has been operating since 578 AD

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d8pVE TIL that the term "Judeo-Christian" in reference to a common set of values and traditions was not widely used until the 1940s, when American military chaplains attempted to promote religious inclusivity during wartime memorial services.
JvNl TIL a senator from Florida “went on vacation” in the middle of his term, never came back, and eventually turned up homeless and insane in the streets of Detroit
R8ea TIL That even when adjusted for inflation, the movie Titanic cost more to make than the RMS Titanic
8e9DL TIL: The longest word published in the Oxford dictionary is pronounced "noo-muh-noh-ul-truh-my-kro-skop-ik-sil-i-ko-vol-kay-no-koh-nee-oh-sis."
e08Pg TIL that Scotland has 421 words for "snow".