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TIL: Despite Area 51 operating as early as 1955, it was only publicly acknowledged by the CIA in 2013.

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ne187 TIL Francis Clifford Smith, of Connecticut, is the world's longest-serving current prisoner, having been imprisoned for more than 70 years since June 7, 1950. In three months he will become the longest-serving prisoner in world history.
4XPBN TIL in 2011 a marine called customer support during a firefight because his M107 rifle failed and got it back working
9YGQQ TIL Kermit the frog first appeared on a show circa 1955 called Sam and Friends.
oRka8 TIL that the creator of the Pringles can, Fredric Baur, had his ashes buried in a Pringles can when he died in 2008.
D1D7D TIL that the first documented use of toilet paper is from the 6th century iN China. By early 14th century, they were manufacturing toilet paper at the rate of 10 million packages (ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 sheets) annually. It wasn't until 1857, toilet paper was commercially available in the US.