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TIL that Belgium holds the Guinness world record for the longest period of time needed to form an official government

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yQ16w TIL the 1966 Camaro with a 140 hp, 3.8 liter I6 engine and three-speed manual transmission had a fuel consumption of 5.4 MPG or 43.6L/100 km.
yQXlJ TIL Anthony Fauci was the captain of the basketball team when he was in High School
a84Oo TIL that the phrase “it’s bedlam in here” comes from the psychiatrist hospital Bethlehem Royal Hospital which was founded in 1247 and is still running today. “Bedlam” came from slurring “Bethlehem.” It was known for excessive cruelty and brutality that wealthy people would visit for entertainment.
9YOXB TIL that Jennings Lang, the guy behind the 1970's Airport movies, had an affair with actress Joan Bennett. When her husband found out in 1951 he fired a gun in to his testicles.
KOjjG TIL in Aliens (1986), Bill Paxton improvised Hudson's famous line "Game over man! Game over!" during a rehearsal, and James Cameron told him to keep it in.