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TIL The United States spent $20.2 billion a YEAR on air conditioning in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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v1o1x TIL that there's an "Anti-Powerpoint Party" in Switzerland which seeks a referendum for prohibition of Powerpoint as well as of other presentation software because it "causes national economic damage" and "lowers the quality of presentation in 95% cases."
45dN TIL Gordon Ramsay was doused in gasoline and held at gunpoint by gang members while attempting to film a documentary about the illegal shark fin industry. He managed to escape by diving into his car with his film crew and driving off.
VgG4 TIL there is a cruise ship that runs between Stockholm and Helsinki with the primary purpose of purchasing and consuming cheap alcohol
nWdjB TIL Divorce papers in the roman empire had to include a culpable party, which had potential legal complications. To avoid this, couples who wanted to divorce amicably, would officially put the blame on "an evil demon" that got between them and forced them to split up, thus avoiding culpability
jN9Aj TIL Stephen Wolfram spent 30 years coming up with the programming language that combines computation and the world's knowledge