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neZ4B TIL of Rebecca Fried, a high schooler who debunked a claim by historian Professor Richard Jenkins who claimed "No Irish Need Apply" signs never existed
woZP7 TIL that the Niesen Stairway (service stairway for Niesenbahn funicular) is the longest staircase in the world with 11,674 steps. It is located on Mt. Niesen in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps.
4knO5 TIL our stomach produces about 3 to 4 liters of gastric juice per day
gMOA4 TIL the longest river in Antarctica is the Onyx River. It's 20 miles long and flows away from the ocean.
9YG46 TIL Gina Torres (Dozer’s widow in Matrix Reloaded and of course Zoe from Firefly) is a classically-and-jazz-trained mezzo-soprano and speaks fluid Spanish