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TIL the world record in holding the breath is at 24 minutes 37.36 seconds.

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dDeP7 TIL the backslash () isn't considered a punctuation mark - only the forward slash (/) is.
nb6P TIL in Mount Dora back in 1961, the 25 richest families got together and built a huge underground bunker for themselves. They kept it secret from the rest of the town and stockpiled weapons to kill their neighbors if they tried to get inside.
9Y47B TIL: Pablo Picasso's real name is Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
8aROL TIL in 1984 a group of paleontologists ate a buffalo stew that had been frozen for 30,000 years. The flavor was reported as tough with an earthy mushroom smell.
neMGo TIL in 1955 a Plymouth owner had her 10-day-old car suddenly veer off into a wall while she was driving. The dealer refused to pay for repairs, claiming that the warranty only covered repairing defective parts, not the damages caused by them. However, they got sued and lost the case.