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TIL that Michael Phelps holds the world record for the longest televised golf putt.

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nm5G TIL: The original TRON arcade game made more money than the film’s initial release.
KOpBG TIL that 18th century France developed a visual telegraph system. Using a series of towers topped with adjustable beams that would display a message and instructions on the next tower to relay it to, messages could be sent across the country in a mere matter of hours, long before electricity.
l1nN TIL Junk Mail Companies Are Charged If You Send The Junk Mail Back
5VeVr TIL a child under five of unknown parentage found within the United States is considered to be a US Citizen at birth, unless shown otherwise before their 21st birthday, per 8 U.S. Code § 1401.
V4dQ TIL a 2001 study found up to 70% of female high school students in Tokyo had been groped while riding the train