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TIL of TV Pickup in England which refers to a phenomenon that affects electricity generation and transmission networks. It happens a lot during "Tea Time" where folks start their electric kettles all at once.

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4k4A5 TIL that In 2018, Pope Francis married two flight attendants in an impromptu mid-air wedding on a plane during a trip to Chile. The couple had gotten married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but weren't able to follow it up with a church service because of the earthquake in Chile that year.
d8RyK TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza probably isn’t the one you think it is. Of the three famous pyramids, the LEFTMOST one is actually the Great Pyramid. The one in the middle is 7 feet shorter, but it sits on higher ground making it look taller.
4XddR TIL that in 2006, 20,000-year-old fossilized human footprints were discovered in Australia which indicated that the man who made them was running at the speed of a modern Olympic sprinter, barefoot, in the sand.
grPpX TIL that there was a Banquet of Chestnuts - Where the then Pope had a “banquet” with 50 “Courtesans”, then took the candles and put them on the ground and threw chestnuts on the ground and awarded prizes for best performance in picking up the chestnuts in creative ways.
RQL9 TIL that if your phone’s GPS tracks going over 1000MPH, it legally is required to deactivate as it probably means it’s being used to guide a missile.