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TIL In 2010 at Wimbledon the longest tennis match ever was played. It lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes and took place over 3 days.

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oeML TIL a “dash” is 1/8 of a teaspoon, a “pinch” is 1/16 of a teaspoon, and a “smidgen” is 1/32 of a teaspoon.
l5ja TIL there is only one unsolved airline hijacking case in the history of the U.S. The hijacker parachuted out of the plane after receiving his demands, and was described as “thoughtful and polite” by his hostage.
e04pJ TIL that there are no remaining male mourning geckos and so to reproduce, females engage in foreplay like behaviour with each other and then produce eggs asexually.
OpQX TIL that in 2015, 2 men escaped paying for their £140 (€195) taxi fare by bringing a mannequin wearing a hat with them into the car. After they both got out (leaving the mannequin) they told the cabbie where their “sleeping friend” lived and that he would settle up payment at the end of the journey.
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