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TIL Thomas Silverstein holds the world record for being isolated from the rest of the world. He has been in solitary confinement since 1983 and is still going.

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DQKNP TIL the Beatles' last live concert was four years before their breakup, and they played for about 30 minutes.
dboK TIL that George C. Scott, who played Patton in the 1970 classic, refused to show up to the Oscar and accept his award because “The whole thing is a goddamn meat parade. I don’t want any part of it.”
WkQVN TIL Frankenstein's Monster was never given a name. However the Monster itself suggested the name 'Adam'.
gMprL TIL a British woman pranked her husband by pretending she had won the lottery. Three weeks later she actually won the lottery
Oy7a TIL CPR only has an 8% effectiveness. However, many believe it is much more effective because on TV it has a 75% effectiveness and 67& of the characters who had been given CPR lived to leave the hospital.