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TIL air conditioning in the United States has a global-warming impact equivalent to every US household driving an extra 10,000 miles per year

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WkOad TIL As Beethoven's deafness began to affect his ability to compose properly, he sawed the legs off of his piano and used the floor as a "sounding board." He would lie on his wooden floor and hit different piano notes at various volumes to feel their vibrations to see if they fit into his composition
NXyge TIL that the last 'human zoo' was opened in 1994 in France. Twenty-five Ivorians, including children, had their passports confiscated and were kept for six months without pay. During that time, they were forced to work bare-chested, sleep in huts, and were treated only by veterinarians.
97RX TIL the Bible contains a passage where it says it became dark in daytime during the crucifixion of Jesus. NASA discovered a total eclipse did actually occur in Jerusalem on 24 November 29 CE at around 11AM. This fact got dismissed by the Church because the date is not in accordance with Easter.
DoeP TIL: Mary Bowser, a freed slave with a Quaker education and a photographic memory, posed as a slow witted slave to spy for the Union in Confederate president Jefferson Davis’ household through much of the Civil War.
gbP7 TIL The difference between Hotel and Motel is that Motel’s are “Motorist Hotels” in that they are designed to have large parking spaces, usually allow guests to park directly in front of their rooms and allow easy access to major roads.