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TIL that the Simpsons is not the longest running cartoon of all time. That a Looney Tunes spin-off called “The Bugs Bunny Show” currently beats the Simpsons by 6 years. This show ran for 40 years from 1960-2000. While The Simpsons is currently running at 34 years. (1989-present)

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OG6Q1 TIL that Philip Workman, an inmate on death row, requested that his last meal be a pizza for any homeless person located nearby. Prison officials refused, declaring they don’t donate to charity. The public decided to donate pizzas to homeless shelters themselves, in his name, after his execution.
ne4Pr TIL that a Lord of the Rings-type world populated by multiple hominid populations once existed.
m88o TIL on average prison food is healthier than school food and is cheaper per person.
gMAg8 TIL a Dutch maintenance man came up with the idea of baking a drawing of a fly into porcelain urinal bowls to reduce urinal spillage.
W7ybB TIL Chile has such a long coast, in part, because they won all of Bolivia's coast and some of Peru's coast in a late-1800s war. This is still a sensitive issue between Chile and Bolivia today.