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TIL Intel corporation gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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awQMJ TIL that when Wilford Brimley played a elderly retired man that discovers the fountain of youth in the movie cocoon he was only 50 years old.
wooVJ TIL that a fire destroyed most of Harvard Library’s collection in 1764. Only a small number of books were spared, including 144 that were checked out at the time. One of these books was found and returned in 1997.
PYVLJ TIL that Jurassic Park might have contributed to the overfishing of the toothfish (aka "Chilean sea bass"). The fish was served in the movie and exploded in popularity in restaurants. Correlation isn't causation, but this article outlines several other examples of movie-inspired animal crazes.
OxD1 TIL OJ Simpson’s Player of the Year trophy was bought by a man who melted it down to make pins for people who donated to battered women’s shelters.
ne4yY TIL Belgium and the Netherlands allow euthanasia for severe treatment-resistant mental illnesses.