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

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W71AL TIL about the "High Five Interchange" in Dallas, the junction of I-635 and US 75. It's considered one of the "World's Strangest Roadways" because of its height (as high as a 12-story building), its 43 permanent bridges, and other unusual design and construction features.
Wkg8X TIL The nine-headed bird, also called the "Nine Phoenix", is one of the earliest forms of the Chinese phoenix, worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province. Due to the hostile relationship between the Kingdom of Chu and its former overlord, the nine-headed bird was demonised as a result
VM4jp TIL The 1933 worlds fair began by focusing the light from only the 37 light year distant star Arcturus onto photoelectric cells using telescopes. The resulting current switched on the floodlights at the exposition grounds.
1bo7 TIL Patrick Stewart, was initially considered for the role of Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation. Roddenberry did not want to cast Stewart as Picard, since he had envisioned an actor who was “masculine, virile, and had a lot of hair”. Roddenberry’s first choice was Stephen Macht
DNlp TIL That there is a Breaking Bad porn parody called “Breaking Bad XXX” in which porn has become illegal. Walter teaches film making and Hank is a vice cop they then go on a bust, only for Walter to catch former student Jesse making porn. Together they team up to legalize porn. [NSFW]