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TIL, the Russian spinoff of "Everybody Loves Raymond" is the longest running TV show in the country.

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ZQjv TIL that if when Sputnik was launched in October 1957, if you turn on your radio to its frequency, you could hear it, and it sounded like this
noeb TIL Steven Spielberg and John Landis were charged with involuntary manslaughter following the deaths of three actors on the set of The Twilight Zone movie.
R5xEQ TIL of Sir Alex Ferguson, famous Scottish manager, who guided his team to a total of 13 League titles (~65% of all seasons in the Premier League, England’s top flight soccer league, as of his retirement). Never, in his 21 year tenure, placing outside the top 3.
exAg TIL Russia was founded by swedish vikings.
WkmrB TIL Elvis Presley was drafted into the U.S. Army. At the peak of his career, he received his draft notice for a two-year stint in the army. Fans sent tens of thousands of letters to the army asking for him to be spared, but Elvis refused to decline. He was sworn as an army private on March 24, 1958.