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TIL that Oprah's real name is "Orpah"

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Bg6Jx TIL Hugh Laurie shot his audition tape for House from a bathroom in Namibia because that was the only room with enough light.
VE5m TIL Electricity generated in Switzerland is 56% from hydroelectricity and 39% from nuclear power, resulting in a nearly CO2-free electricity-generating network
VM510 TIL that 'Soramimi' or 'soramimi kashi' is a Japanese term for homophonic translation of song lyrics.
GMGg TIL Caesar built an 18km wall around a Gaulish fort he was seiging and then a 21km wall facing outwards, essentially building a fort around a fort. He then beat 300,000+ Gauls attacking from both sides with only 60,000 men
N7kXJ TIL Sky Burials is a practice that leaves dead bodies out in the open to be eaten by vultures. It was a popular form of decomposing a human body in many cultures. It is still practiced in various main cultures and is not interfered by the law.