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TIL that Al Roker holds the world record for the longest uninterrupted live TV weather report: 34 hours, at NBC Studios in New York from November 12 to 14, 2014.

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vPOBR TIL Fayetteville AR is named for Fayetteville TN, which is in turn named for Fayetteville NC
vPZjj TIL In 2014, China's first astronaut Yang Liwei joined Buzz Aldrin at the International Planetary Congress to explore possibilities for expanding human spaceflight cooperation. The movie "Gravity" was part of a discussion on rescuing astronauts in peril between space stations
7nNP TIL that Khawla Bint Al Azwar was a muslim female warrior who disguised herself as a man until her identity was revealed, then she was given command of an army to attack the Byzantines.
NxkM TIL ESPN used to show Magic: The Gathering tournaments.
J1KeV TIL Sorrell Booke (Boss Hogg) was fluent in French, Latin, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, German, Greek and Italian.