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TIL that at the height of WWII, Oak Ridge, TN used 20% more electricity than NYC

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epNNn TIL that King Louis XIII of France started to pioneer wig-wearing in 1624, because he had prematurely begun to bald in his twenties. This fashion then spread in Europe and European-influenced countries, and remained a dominant style among men for about 140 years until the French Revolution
mwLp TIL in 1965, Andre the Giant received a draft notice for French’s peace time army, but was unable to join as there were no shoes big enough, bunks long enough, or trenches deep enough to accommodate him.
PYPJn TIL every Dec 25th, a town in Peru celebrates "Takanakuy" where men, women and children settle grudges from the past year by calling each other out and having a fist fight. Then everybody goes drinking to numb the pain and move on to a new year.
W7LQo TIL of "Target Fixation": a phenomenon where an individual becomes so focused on an observed object (be it a target, or hazard to be avoided) that they inadvertently increase their risk of colliding with the object.
neZxo TIL After the Aurora theater shooting, Cinemark spent more than $1 million redesigning and renovating the complex, including combining two theaters where victims were shot into a large, X-D digital viewing room. It provided free tickets to shooting victims, first responders and medical personnel