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TIL that the New York City Subway has the most stops of any metro system in the world.

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E1lb0 TIL that way back in 1990, The Simpsons had a cameo on Sesame Street
plb8 TIL that the inventor of Vaseline was such a firm believer in its medicinal properties that he claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it a day; During a bout of pleurisy in his 50s, he ordered his nurse to cover him from head to toe in the substance, and soon recovered. He lived to be 94.
QlDk TIL that when John Glenn circled the Earth thrice in 1962, he received a card from the International Flat Earth Society containing the message: ‘OK, wise guy.’
X0jmR TIL in the 1946 California gubernatorial election, Earl Warren was the nominee for both the Republican and Democratic Party. He won with 91.64% of the vote and the candidate in second place was the nominee for the Prohibition Party.
obKK TIL of Maurice Wilson, who in 1934 died in an attempt to climb Mount Everest by flying halfway around the world, crash-landing on the mountain, and then walking to the summit despite having no experience in either mountaineering or aviation.