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TIL the 5 largest power stations in the world are all hydroelectric

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ORy4 TIL Ashton Kutcher is the chairman and co-worker of a company that creates software to fight human trafficking
8eJ6G TIL of Jan Janský, who independently discovered the blood groups I, II, III, and IV (corresponding to modern O, A, B, and AB)
N7g1N TIL the "historical fact" that the American government gave blankets infected with smallpox to Native Americans was made up by a single person.
QJWa6 TIL Robin Williams wanted to play Hagrid in the Harry Potter films, but was turned down because J.K. Rowling and director Chris Columbus only wanted British and Irish actors.
YdEW TIL “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd holds the record for the longest time an Album has been in the Billboard 200 Charts with a total of 923 weeks, which is almost 18 years.