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TIL more than half of the 30 largest hotels are located in Las Vegas, USA

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1aeEd TIL The Sonnet 'Ozymandias', written in 1817 by Percy Bysshe Shelley, is only 14 lines long, and was written in a 'friendly competition' with his friend Horace Smith, who also wrote a sonnet with the same title.
99ar TIL there is a mine in Pennsylvania that has been on fire since 1962, and is expected to burn for another 250 years minimum.
lVDG TIL the oldest restaurant in the world is Restaurante Sobrino de Botín in Madrid, which opened in 1725 and is still open for business.
99mr TIL Alaska has the highest botulism rate in the U.S. and one of the highest worldwide. According to the CDC, close to 40 percent of food-borne botulism cases reported in the U.S. between 1990 and 2000 (103 of 263) occurred in Alaska, one of the least populous states.
9abm TIL Connecticut teacher Julie Amero was convicted of sex offenses after a computer virus caused Porn Pop Ups to be displayed in her classroom. The felony convictions eventually vacated, she was still required to surrender her teaching license.