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TIL India has more people using the Internet than the entire population of the United States

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e0yL TIL Angel Falls in Venezuela is so high that the water often evaporates before it can land.
ADn8a Today I learned that at the end of the Mexican-American War, there was a popular movement in the US to annex All of Mexico. It was opposed by Congress, mainly because Mexico wasn't white enough.
KO8YB TIL that the brain goes into an "incubation period" for ideas when we are in a relaxed state, like when showering. This allows the subconscious mind to bring the solutions and ideas it has been working on to your conscience state, and in turn, give you interesting/brilliant thoughts.
yVO7w TIL that bears who develop a taste for human food are put in a sanctuary and given a job testing camping coolers. A cooler has to last 60 minutes to be certified Bear Resistant.
l7OjK TIL: The Beatles were slow to the online music revolution. Beatles songs finally became available on iTunes in November 2010. Within a couple of days, 28 of the top 100 tunes being downloaded were by The Beatles. The band also made up 16 of the top 50 albums, including four in the top 10.