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TIL: The Wilhem Scream and The Purple People Eater song were both recorded by the same man - Sheb Wooley

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b6YlZ TIL about the Shahnameh (The Book of Kings) an epic poem of 50k couplets considered to be the touchstone of Persian (Iranian) culture.
kJA9d TIL of Fyllingsdalstunnelen, a 1.8 mile long bicycle tunnel built under a mountain in Bergen, Norway. It is the world's longest purpose-built tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians