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TIL the sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind have ever used within human existance.

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VMMvD TIL Oleic acid, the main constituent of Olive oil, is also emitted by the dead corpses of insects and bees. If a live bee or ant is dabbed with oleic acid, it is dragged off for disposal as if it were dead.
7robM TIL that the function of coupon codes is to increase the posted price to profit from price-insensitive buyers, while still maintaining an attractive price for price-sensitive buyers willing to use coupons.
ANQYg TIL that Prince was mortified with his performance at a James Brown concert, so he waited in his limo with the intent of running over Michael Jackson after the show. MJ had asked Brown to call Prince up on stage to perform, knowing that Prince was unprepared. The story was confirmed by Quincy Jones.
KOrVJ TIL that Jean Valjean, the main character from Les Miserables, has a father, mother, and sister that are canonically named Jean, Jeanne, and Jeanne respectively.
kJ1nm TIL about "job fishing" - setting up fake companies, making up fake employee profiles and hiring people for positions that don't exist. Madbird is an example of the con that tricked dozens into working for a fake design agency