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TIL That there is an automated bot that will fax your congress representatives via text message! Just text “Resist” to 50409

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P1ZlL TIL that in 2008, a gamma ray burst was observed from 7.5 billion light years away. It was visible with the naked eye for about 30 seconds, and if viewed from the same distance as the sun it would be 21 quadrillion times brighter.
VBgMQ TIL The longest walk ever taken place was by George Meegan. He walked from the bottom of South America to the top of North America. He took 41 million steps, wore out 12.5 pairs of shoes, and collected 8 world records!
QJyO6 TIL Sears once offered mail order houses. You'd select your house then Sears would ship it to you by RailRoad and you'd assemble it yourself based on the instructions
6969J TIL a British Airways flight was forced to make an unscheduled landing due to an overpowering smell caused by a passenger's smelly poo.
yvD8 TIL during the middle ages there was a legal category called “enbrotherment” that allowed two men to share living quarters, pool their resources, and effectively live as a married couple. The couple shared “one bread, one wine, one purse.”