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TIL: the second longest fiction story ever written is about super smash brothers. Coming in at 4.1 million words

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n05W TIL Abraham Lincoln was challenged to a duel - as the challenged, he chose the dueling weapon - A broadsword.
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xV9Wb TIL Greta Thunberg is 4'10'' tall
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Am5g TIL of Wisdom, a 64 year old Albatross, who has flown over three million miles since being tagged, continues to lay eggs and, despite belonging to a monogamous species, has more than likely had to find a new mate due to her unusual longevity.