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TIL that the parliament of Iceland, the Althing, is the oldest surviving parliament in the world, having been founded in 930

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QNKLE TIL that the actor for Blippy performed the Harlem Shake on a toilet and defecated on a naked friend prior to becoming a Child Entertainer.
aYaA TIL that Seinfeld re-runs are sped up relative to their original versions in order to accommodate more time for commercials.
DQQ9e TIL For its 50th anniversary, Cup Noodle got rid of the plastic stickers on the bottom of the cup used to close the container and replaced it with a two tab lid. The change saves 33 tons of plastic waste per year.
4kmAb TIL half-moons on fingernails and toenails (lunala) disappear with age.
rNwY0 TIL fixed position street lights were first used around 500BC Beijing, using bamboo and naturally-occurring gas vents