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TIL the world’s longest-lasting light bulb has been working for at least 114 years. It was first installed in 1901 and it is maintained by the Livermore-Pleasanton Police Department

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9VkM TIL:The U. S. Army secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the ocean, in at least 26 locations off both coasts - The Army can’t say exactly where all the weapons were dumped because records are sketchy, missing or were destroyed. “It’s a disaster looming — a time bomb”
wLgZ8 TIL the founder of Yankee Candle sold his company but later went into business with his son before his passing. Their company is Kringle Candle, down the road from the original Yankee factory.
BgoeL TIL there was a Blade tv series from 2006 that shares the same continuity with the New Line Cinema movies but with a different actor in the role of Blade
p8x6b TIL that in 1912 as Theodore Roosevelt prepared to make a speech, he was shot in the chest. However, he proceeded to complete his 90 minute long speech before visiting the hospital.
QJlke TIL with only four tables and six booths, Rao's is New York's most exclusive restaurant. There are no reservations, just table assignments, designated decades ago. When any of the original “owners” of those tables die, their families will often inherit the table.