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TIL Caitlyn Jenner was a race car driver.

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OGxNX TIL that the longest continually updated video game is UnReal World, at 32 years. It was released in 1992 and the latest update was in 2024.
wodl1 TIL about Boustrophedon, a style of writing in which alternate lines of writing are reversed, with letters also written in reverse, mirror-style.
nWexP TIL about Albert Cashier, born Jennie Hodgers, who enlisted as a male in the Union Army in 1863, fought in 40 engagements. He maintained his male name and expression after the war until his death in 1915, and is the first documented transmale who served in the US Army.
vrj7 TIL in a football match between Chelsea and Charlton Athletic, the fog was so thick that Charlton keeper was unaware that the match has been stopped by the referee due to poor visibility, assuming play was in Chelsea’s half. It was 15 minutes before the police told him the game has been abandoned.
P1gxe TIL of Snap-dragon, a parlour game from the 16th century. In a dark room, brandy was heated and placed in a wide shallow bowl; raisins were placed in the brandy which was then set alight. The object was to snatch the raisins and extinguish them in your mouth. Kids often burned their hands & mouths.