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TIL There is a website that will tell you if your computer is on or not.

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6nDX TIL the standard measurement of the kg for the past 127 years is ‘Le Grand K’, a platinum and iridium cylinder that was forged in 1879 and currently resides inside a vault in France.
PYErV TIL Halloween has experienced exponential growth over the last decade thanks mostly to millennials, as 8 out of 10 people who celebrate Halloween are millennials
pYxgN TIL about Genie, a feral child who was tied up in her father's bathroom for most of her childhood and never developed the ability to speak. Despite massive advances in Genie's social skills and non-verbal communication - Genie never learned how to acquire language after her rescue.
XlJk TIL Takeout coffee cups are not recyclable and billions are wasted every year
rNdaM TIL: Unknown to Johnny Cash when he recorded it, "Ring of Fire" was written by June Carter about falling in love with him and her torment because she was married to someone else. She sang backup on Cash's version. Years later, when they were both divorced, they met again and eventually married.