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TIL that the longest movie ever, called The Cure for Insomnia was 87 hours of “artist L. D. Groban reading his 4,080-page poem "A Cure for Insomnia” over the course of three and a half days, spliced with occasional clips from heavy metal and pornographic videos.“

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e04Xn TIL that a urologist who lied about performing procedures on 2 patients, resulting in a nearly seven-year delay in diagnosing cancer in one patient, was only suspended for 1 month
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X0k0j TIL most sourdough sold in supermarkets and chain bakeries is fake
Y7BvP TIL Slow Loris’ have a venomous bite that causes necrosis (flesh rotting)
GY6J7 TIL while Henry David Thoreau is quoted as a major influence by supporters of nonviolent resistance and anarcho-pacifism, he actually did approve of violent behavior by such groups as abolitionists.