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TIL the footage of Scranton, PA in the opening credits of The Office was shot by John Krasinski (Jim)

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Oo1Va TIL about India's mysterious Special Frontier Force (SFF) unit, which has been instrumental in occupying some key heights on the LAC with China in Ladakh to thwart any occupation by the Chinese troops.
gywX TIL That AT&T was so big in 1982, that is was forced to break up into smaller companies, 2 of the companies became Verizon
ZAnB TIL that evidence exists that OJ Simpson’s son was the one who actually killed his wife
VbmG TIL when child actor Jackie Coogan turned 18, he found out that all his money ($68 million) had been spent by his mother who argued that that every dollar a child makes before the age of 21 belongs to his parents. Coogan’s law was then passed to protect child actors.
nWwNW Today I learned that you need 64,000 gallons of oil per year to run the amount of wind turbines that match the energy output of 1 900 mw nuclear power plant.