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TIL that the oldest existing and continually operating educational institution in the world is a university in Morocco (University of al-Karaouine)

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VMyZZ TIL annually since 1993, Literary Review magazine has presented the Bad Sex in Fiction Award to the author who has written the worst sex scene in a novel. Morrissey won in 2015, and in 2008 John Updike received a lifetime achievement award.
oAWL TIL King Sobhuza II was the longest reigning monarch in recorded history, with a total of 82 years, 254 days (30,204) Which he began at age of 4 months.
8aerV TIL Olympic Gold Medalist and World Record Holder Usain Bolt ate 1,000 chicken nuggets and still managed to win three gold medals while competing and staying in Beijing, China.
Gj14 TIL the average color of light in the universe is a shade of beige dubbed “Cosmic Latte”
m1nvP TIL Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty of China, while he was crown prince, beat his cousin to death with the board during a board game argument. Said cousin was the crown prince of one of Emperor Jing's vassal states, and his death resulted in his father hating Emperor Jing and eventually rebelling.