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TIL: The highest rated TV show or Movie that Jessica Alba acted in was an episode of The Office

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xVZ1D TIL that the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata is the longest poem ever written with 200,000 verses and 1.8 million words. It was orally transmitted for centuries before being written down 2500 years ago.
X0PGj TIL about ball lightning, which are luminescent, spherical objects that can appear and last for over a minute before disappearing either quietly or as an explosion, leaving behind the smell of sulfur. There is no definitive explanation for them.
xV4bw TIL the fastest RC flying machines are gliders that use a technique called 'Dynamic Soaring'. They can get up to 545 mph.
9wKrG TIL that The Cospaia Republic became independent because of a treaty error and survived from 1440 to 1826.
d8yK8 TIL that since ancient times in India, Freedom of Expression and Public Discourse have been not only been respected but formalized with specific rules