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TIL the longest traffic jam in history lasted for 12 days. It occurred in China in 2010 on the Beijing-Tibet Expressway and stretched for over 62 miles (100km).

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88Ra TIL Jackie Chan’s parents tried to sell him to a british doctor for around 100-200 dollars
vPRYx TIL that the lottery is illegal in Nevada
R5WYw TIL about the hidden lofts and bunk bed compartments where airplane pilots and cabin crew rest and sleep between their shifts.
woDE TIL: The Ancient Egyptian civilisation existed for longer than the Western one has existed so far, and had run its course before the West was even born.
9GdM TIL that 40% of the genetic information found in our GI Tract doesn’t fit anything ever classified before. Biologists call it “Biological Dark Matter”.