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0Awp TIL Only 16 companies on Earth have a larger revenue than The Catholic Church ($170 Billion)
KYYMG TIL that a 1982 Harvard study confirmed that Tibetan monks can raise their body temperature with their minds. Practitioners of "g-tummo" yoga demonstrated the ability to raise the temperature of different parts of their bodies through meditation alone.
j6dPQ TIL that in 1972, Italian musician Adriano Celentano released a song called Prisencolinensinainciusol. The name of the song and its lyrics are gibberish but are intended to sound like English in an American accent. It ended up being a big hit.
PYnjV TIL that when Charles II escaped from England, he saw some local villagers celebrating his death, mistakenly believing that he had died in another town.
yVxJ8 TIL that Tritium, vital for fusion fuel like in ITER, is extremely rare with only ~20 kg made yearly from CANDU type heavy-water reactors. It costs about $30 000 per gram, so most fusion projects plan to breed it from lithium due to huge supply shortages.