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TIL 15% of all riots in Canadian history started because of a hockey game

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b9AWZ TIL because the trees require year round watering, California's almond farmers are responsible for 10% of the states annual water demand: ten million acre-feet, or 3.25 trillion gallons.
x6jY7 TIL about lake Hillier, which is known for its vibrant pink color. It is due to the presence of the algae Dunaliella salina. It causes the lake's salt content to create a red dye, which helps produce its pink color.
nWN6P TIL that blue whale calves can drink 60 gal / 225 liters of milk a day and can gain up to 8 lbs / 3.7 kg an HOUR.
4kbpa TIL that the first alarm clock could only ring at 4 AM because it was made for a factory worker who needed to wake up early.
WB99 TIL that growing up, Samuel L. Jackson had a strong stutter. To try and overcome it, he would pretend to be people who didn’t have stutters. When his stuttering got particularly bad, he would counter it by instead saying his favourite word - ‘motherfucker’