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TIL Steven Seagal is a Sommelier

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Ekvo TIL During Abraham Lincoln’s campaign for the presidency, a Democrat named Valentine Tapley from Missouri, swore that he would never shave again if Abe were elected. Tapley kept his word and did not shave from 1860 until he died in 1910, attaining a length of twelve feet six inches.
wojDJ TIL Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt. More than 200 pyramids were built in Sudan, as opposed to the 118 pyramids in all of Egypt, during the ancient reign.
WkKvA TIL Partnership for a Drug-Free America, which used to air many PSAs through the 80s to the mid-2000s, was actually funded by alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical companies. The ads steered clear warnings about legal drugs being abused.
bJ4 TIL there is a disorder known as Motion Blindness. Sufferers do not see motion, but see the world around them one “snapshot” at a time.
W797N TIL that for 1308 years (128 CE - 1436) the dome of the Pantheon has been the largest dome in the world. The new record was then held by the dome of Florence Cathedral for 435 years (1436 - 1871). They both still hold the record for their "category" (unreinforced solid concrete and brick and mortar)