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TIL only about half of Americans who go to college actually get a degree, making America’s completion rate worse than Slovakia

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dj6r TIL the electricity needed to power an iPhone for a year costs only $0.47
N7pM TIL the DMC Delorean, of Back to the Future fame, is going back into production in 2013 as an electric vehicle.
v1o8j TIL that "second" (after first) is the same word as "second" (a 60th of a minute), because we get a minute from dividing the hour by 60, and then we divide it a second time.
MemgV TIL that in 1940, the Nazis sent 12 spies to Britain to pave the way for an invasion. However, the plan failed due to the ineptitude of the agents. None of them were that fluent in English and they lacked basic knowledge of British customs.
VM1YB TIL After bombing Pearl Harbor, a Japanese Pilot crashed on the nearby Ni'ihau Island, part of Hawaii. The local Japanese American residents freed the captured pilot, stole ammunitions, and took hostages. This was cited as a reason why Japanese internment camps were needed during WWII.