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TIL 60% of Earth’s lakes are in Canada.

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neaNP TIL about ablaut reduplication, which is an interesting and necessary rule in the english language that most people are unaware of. This rule pertains to the order in which we say repeated words with changing vowels. E.g saying ding-dong sounds completely normal whereas dong-ding sounds insane.
XEG1r TIL Tom Mauser, father of Columbine victim Daniel Mauser, wears the shoes his son died in every time he speaks about Columbine.
Yp6wZ TIL of Doublethink, a process of indoctrination whereby the subject is expected to simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one's own memories or sense of reality.
PnvE TIL the inventor of the electronic television, Philo Farnsworth, only appeared on tv twice in his life. One time he was on a gameshow and won $80 and a carton of Camel cigarettes.
YpDOB TIL In 1925, General Electric, Phillips, & other light bulb manufacturers colluded against consumers & created the 'Phoebus Cartel'. The Cartel conspired to reduce the 1925 light bulb life expectancy from 2500 Hours down to only 1000 Hours & at the same time, to increase the Price Per Bulb.