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TIL that the longest movie ever, which spans 720 hours (30 days) would be released this year . In contrast, The longest running show , the Simpsons , and its entirety of 552 episodes comes round at about 203 hours

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jN7Aa TIL one of television’s first interracial kisses, between Star Trek’s Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura, was originally supposed to be between Spock and Uhura. However, when William Shatner (Captain Kirk) heard, he said 'If anybody is gonna get to kiss Lieutenant Uhura it’s gonna be me.’
xVD0g TIL that Nicolas Cage insisted on picking up a venomous copperhead snake for a scene instead of one without poison because it would relax him in front of the camera and he wouldn’t have to act.
8aBaL TIL that during the Cuban Missile Crisis a false alarm of nuclear war almost made a Soviet nuclear submarine near the U.S launch it's nukes. However the order for a launch needed 3 approvals and Arkhipov refused. So this guy is the only reason why all of us are still alive today
j6ZmE TIL about Eosinophilic esophagitis, or EOE - a common condition that leads to difficulty swallowing or food getting stuck in the esophagus due to a buildup of white blood cells. Thought to be an immune response to allergens or acid reflux, it is only recently becoming more well understood.
Brnvy TIL: A bronze sculpture at handsome Victor Noir's grave shows him prone & dying after a lost duel. Age patinated the metal to a green-brown color except on his lips and his (um) bulge --which gleam! They shine from constant contact by the superstitious who seek good luck by (ahem) "remembering" him.