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TIL That Facebook owns hundreds of Domain names, including faceboo.com, fb.com, and IHateTheFacebookLikeButton.com

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vOZr TIL US wall sockets don’t come with a switch as standard, and you have to unplug to reduce “standby” wastage.
ADeka TIL In a study of 9400 people, switching from animal fat to vegetable (corn) oil was beneficial for cholesterol, but it did not have any effect on heart disease.
yJyv TIL that in the 1920’s, the Ford Motor Company produced so much factory wood waste that they manufactured it into charcoal and sold it under the name Ford Charcoal. The company was later renamed to Kingsford Charcoal.
9wx06 TIL The album art for 21’st Century Breakdown by Green Day was inspired by a graffiti mural that was inspired by a picture of two random people making out at a McDonald’s employee party in Eskilstuna Sweden
neymP TIL: In 2013, a school shooter wore a "KILLER" shirt to sentencing, flipped off the victims families, and said he masturbates to their deaths (video)