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TIL electricity being widespread is less than 100 years old

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NX0xM TIL that Tina Turner was so famous in Australia that she has an official dance to one of her songs "Nutbush City Limits" (the nutbush) and they filmed her singing on the Sydney Harbour Bridge!!!
V91G TIL that rolling the tongue or “taco” is commonly taught as a genetic trait in classrooms despite being debunked numerous times.
7rWxM TIL Walmart employs 1% of all US workers.
69odZ TIL about the World Solar Challenge - an event held in the Australian outback in which teams are required to travel 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide using only solar energy to power their cars. Started in 1987, it takes place every two years and attracts entries from around the world.
nW7XP TIL the public library in Aarhus, Denmark has a 25-ft 3-ton bronze bell named 'The Gong' that rings every time a baby is born in the city. It is connected to the maternity ward in the local hospital, where mothers can press a button after giving birth to ring The Gong