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TIL The majority of energy in France comes from nuclear power.

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QJnKX TIL James Lipton, host of "Inside the Actors Studio," was a pimp in France in the 1950's (although he preferred the terms "agent" and "procurer").
R7Dk4 TIL United States currency paper is composed of 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen. Making it not actually paper, but cloth.
e0xA5 TIL Games of Thrones’ original pilot was a flop and never aired (probably never will). There was major reshoots, Director replacement and cast changes including Emilia Clarke replacing Tamzin Merchant as Daenerys Targaryen.
KY8OR T​IL about James Graham​, ​a 18th century Scottish sexologist, who treated patients at his 'Celestial Bed', a canopied "wonder-working edifice" covered in musical automata, fresh flowers & live turtle dove​s, and which stimulated couples to conceive with oriental fragrances and celestial sounds
lowBB TIL the Girl Scouts had a "Computing Fun" badge in the 1980s that featured the binary code 00111 10011 on its patch. This translated to 7 and 19, and when mapped onto the order of the alphabet stands for G S, the Girl Scouts.