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TIL that there were 32 solar panels on the White House, and that Ronald Reagan had them removed.

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RGr8 TIL that the deadliest blizzard in history took place February 1972, in Iran. Up to 26 feet (7.9m) of snow fell over a week in some regions and approx. 4,000 people died.
LkyJp TIL that there is a social phenomenon in the Philippines where Frank Sinatra's 'My Way' is said to have incited violence and murder in karaoke bars, leading to people avoiding singing the song in public
Yp6wZ TIL of Doublethink, a process of indoctrination whereby the subject is expected to simultaneously accept two mutually contradictory beliefs as correct, often in contravention to one's own memories or sense of reality.
OoEjg TIL: The mushrooms from the Super Mario games are based on a real life mushroom called Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). When eaten, the mushroom gives the sensation of growth.
6dYw TIL the sun is a very nearly perfect sphere: its equilateral and polar diameter differ by only 10 km (6.2 Miles)