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TIL 350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA
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TIL that today, from 6:02 am to 6:02 pm on October 23, is unofficially recognized as Mole Day by chemists (in honour of 6.02x10^23 atoms present in one mole of a substance).
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TIL the spice Paprika is made from ground up red Bell Peppers.
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TIL that Alaskan Wood Frogs freeze during winters. 2/3rds of their body water turns into ice, hearts stop beating & blood stops flowing. They build up high concentrations glucose in their organs & tissues which prevents cells from shrinking/dying. When spring arrives, they thaw out & hop away.
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TIL that Albert Einstein worked as an electrician on the Oktoberfest 1896.
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TIL: George Boldt, a millionaire hotel manager, began building a castle on an island in 1900 for his wife. She died in 1904 and he left the castle there never to return as a monument to their love.