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TIL that in 2014, Betty White was awarded the Guiness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female),” with a 1939 debut.

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XdY8 TIL that the man behind the ban of marijuana Harry Anslinger may have done so because of racism, reportedly stating that black and Mexican were the primary users. It was banned even though there was no scientific evidence of it being dangerous to mental health.
p8v6Z TIL of Deloping (Delope is French for "throwing away") it is the practice of throwing away one's first shot in a pistol duel by firing into the ground in an attempt to abort the conflict. Alexander Hamilton is thought to have attempted to delope during his infamous duel with Aaron Burr.
W7JwA Til that Eratosthenes, the Greek philosopher who was the first known person to calculate the circumference of the Earth, died aged 82 by voluntarily starving himself to death because he was going blind
b6Er9 TIL a country called Republic of Indian Stream existed between USA and Canada, for less than three years between 1832 and 1835. It is now part of New Hampshire.
N7wRM TIL that on the night of September 10th, 2001, an artist by the name Monika Bravo filmed 7 hours of footage of a thunderstorm from the 91st floor of the WTC North Tower. She took the raw footage home with her that night. The next morning, both towers collapsed. The video she edited is found here: