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TIL that the world's first full-length feature film was 'The Story of the Kelly Gang', made in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1906

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6PD8 TIL there was a TV show piloted in Germany where twelve contestants donated their sperm to a lab where doctors observed their seed race towards an egg. The winner of The Sperm Race got a Porsche.
xVv11 TIL about the Ket people, an isolated population of 1200 in Siberia. Their language is strikingly similar in structure to the Native North American languages, and they are one of the last true hunter and gatherer societies on Earth.
y7Aa TIL If you remove a pain-detecting gene in mice, their lifespan increases by 10%
VeDk TIL in 1968, 20-year-old Barbara Mackle was kidnapped and buried alive inside a box containing an air pump, a lamp, water laced with sedatives, and food. Two plastic pipes provided her with outside air. Her kidnappers demanded and received a $500,000 ransom, and she was rescued three days later.
XEVpQ TIL about the Black Sapote or Chocolate Pudding Fruit. When ripe, the fruit has the texture and taste of chocolate, and can be used as a substitute in recipes or milkshakes. It also contains 4 times as much vitamin C as an orange.