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TIL an electric bell has been running off the same battery for 170 years and no one knows what the battery is made of.

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xBgb TIL that doctors in countries with more “socialized medicine” only make slightly less annually than U.S. doctors. A major argument against social medicine is that doctors should be well-paid, and social medicine would demand major pay cuts.
OoKLL TIL in 1983 Stevie Nicks starred in Hands Off!: A Unique New System of Self Defence Against Assault for the Women of Today. Written by Bob Jones, an Australian martial arts expert who worked security for Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Joe Cocker, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and other big names.
R7RMl TIL Bill Murray auditioned for the role of Sulley in Monsters, Inc., but the director, Pete Docter, said that when they decided to offer it to Murray, they were unable track down the elusive actor because he had replaced his team of agents with a toll free 1-800 number. They took that to mean "no".
LlBQ TIL Ma Yu Ching’s Bucket Chicken House in Kaifeng, China is considered the world’s oldest operating restaurant, first opening in 1153 AD during the Jing Dynasty.
ANgN7 TIL that 27-year-old R. Kelly illegally married underage 15 year old singer Aaliyah