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TIL that Betty White holds the Guinness World Record for longest TV career by an entertainer, with credits spanning 80 years (1939 to 2019)

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R7rB7 TIL that when Alexey Pajitnov invented Tetris in 1984, he earned no royalties for it due to living under the Soviet government. It was only in 1996, after he moved to the United States and founded The Tetris Company, that he started making money off of it.
9MVp TIL ancient Egypt had many medical specialists, including proctologists which were called “shepherds of the anus”.
VM9Ek TIL about Belka and Strelka - two Russian dogs that became the first living creatures to make it to the orbit and back safely in 1960. They became very folk heroes, spawning cartoons, electronica/dance music, and even Russia's first 3D animated film.
WwyL TIL That H.R. Giger designed a version of the Batmobile for Batman Forever that was deemed too “out there” to use
9X4D TIL if you are missing a Lego brick or its broken.. Lego will send it to you no questions asked for FREE