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TIL there are three power grids covering the United States. One for the west, one for the east, and one for Texas. Texas has its own in an attempt to maintain its freedom from federal regulation.

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1617 TIL that pigeons can be superstitious, continually repeating movements that coincided with a first feeding even if fed at random intervals.
R5pNQ TIL that MI5 were brought in to investigate rumours, that American actress Tallulah Bankhead was having inappropriate relations with Eton school boys in the 1920’s.
WkaW9 TIL that Canada eats the most macaroni & cheese out of any nation in the world