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TIL 70% of Saudi Arabias electrical consumption is used exclusively for air conditioning

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xVGvk TIL that Eartha Kitt was invited to a lunch by President Johnson at the White House. She was asked about Viet Nam and instead of giving a polite response, ranted about how horrible it was. This lead to the CIA trying to ruin her career and an effective US blacklist for over ten years
mxX7p TIL that the Where’s Waldo book series was released with different names internationally. In Britain you were looking for Wally, Germans searched for tiny Walter, the French scoured the pages for petite Charlie, and if you were a young South African you tried to spot a little Willie.
1d5D TIL the Golden Hamster’s name in Arabic, where they are originally found, roughly translates to “Mister Saddlebags”
XELxE TIL Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence" was co-written by Bruce Hornsby, and Bruce Hornsby played the piano for the studio album; both artists perform this song at their concerts.
16yZ8 TIL that in the music video for Status Quo's "Rockin' All Over The World", bassist Alan Lancaster is replaced by an obvious dummy, because he wasn't available for the shooting.