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TIL 46 BC was 445 days long and is the longest year in human history.

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DAxe TIL in 1986 Glasgow showed support to Nelson Mandela by re-naming a street after him; the street the South African consulate was on
BrNZb TIL Michele Miscavige, wife of the leader of the Church of Scientology, hasn't been seen in public since August 2007.
wo6WW TIL that in 1959 the Omaha VA Hospital purchased a nuclear reactor for $154,000, it was in operation until 2001 when it was dismantled for security concerns following 9/11.
BDyk TIL the first athlete to be disqualified at the Olympics for drug use was a Swedish pentathlete who drank two beers before his shooting event to calm his nerves.
gMLp7 TIL there is a healthy fast food chain in LA that is priced on a sliding scale making meals cheaper in lower income communities in order to compete with McDonald's and provide a healthy alternative