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TIL that Scientology is considered a commercial enterprise in Switzerland.

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nXkb TIL the total number of energy used to mine Bitcoins daily is massive, with 982 megawatt hours a day, that’s enough to power roughly 31,000 U.S. homes, or about half a Large Hadron Collider.
GYewG TIL that "Dumpster" is a company. However, like Band-Aids, the word is so commonly used that very few people know that Dumpster refers to a company and not the trash container
R5Yow TIL The last Judicial Flogging in the US was administered to a wife beater in 1952, who received 20 lashes.
glEy TIL that 20,000 leagues below sea level would put you through the Earth and almost 20% of the way to the moon’s orbit. “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” refers to the distance traveled while underwater, not the depth reached.
PYB4J TIL in 1924, the US had "Radio Silence Day" where radio broadcasts would be kept quiet for 5 minutes every hour in order to listen for radio signals from space. They didn't hear anything.