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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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XEwBQ TIL 8-yr-old Saga Vanecek found a 1,500-yr-old sword when wading in a lake in Sweden. She pointed it up to the sky and called out, “Daddy, I’ve found a sword!” She was bummed when her dad made her give the sword to the local museum and said she was raising money to make a sword replica for herself.
LWOm TIL while Dirk Willems was escaping from a prison across an ice covered pond, a guard noticed him and chased him. The guard ended up breaking the ice and falling into the water, begging for help. Willems turned back and saved him, only for the guard to recapture the prisoner and have him executed
EgQ8p TIL the Burr Arch Truss was a bridge design patented by Theodore Burr in 1817 and used mostly for covered bridges. Theodore Burr was first cousins with former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr.
b67jp TIL Jimi Hendrix joined the Army after he was caught Joyriding and given the choice between prison or service. He served in the 101st Airborne and was qualified as a Paratrooper. Due to his inability to function in an authority environment, he was given a general discharge under honorable condition.
4XrOw TIL the longest papal election took 3 years (1268-1271), saw three electors die and one resign, and led to the creation of papal conclave rules which were designed to speed up elections.