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TIL in terms of page views over a month, XVideos pulls more than double that of Reddit

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X0ekX TIL it took almost 50 years after inventing the tin-can to invent the can opener
W70QA TIL modern processors run mostly powered off (in sections) so they don't melt immediately
dDrOE TIL that an 18 year old called John Horwood was hanged for murder in Bristol and his skin was used to bind his trial transcripts. The transcript book is currently in the M Shed in Bristol’s Prince’s Wharf.
dBLK TIL that anise, star anise, and licorice are completely botanically unrelated, despite smelling and tasting very similar.
KOpNE TIL after the release of the film "It's a Wonderful Life", the FBI released a memo warning the American public of it's "communistic messages"