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TIL that most American’s don’t have electric kettles in their kitchens to boil water.

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78Rk7 TIL the full name of Zaire's dictator Mobutu Sese Seko was "Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga", which translates to "The all-powerful warrior who, because of his endurance and inflexible will to win, goes from conquest to conquest, leaving fire in his wake."
VKwQ TIL that the last letter added to the alphabet was J
epao4 Today I learned Dana Carvey underwent heart bypass surgery for a blocked coronary artery, but the surgeon operated on the wrong artery. Eventually he won a lawsuit against the hospital and won 7.5 million dollars, all of which was donated to charity.
Z184 TIL a drug diversion program in Seattle has shown a reduction in criminal recidivism of up to 60 percent, supporting the argument that addiction should be treated as a public health problem instead of a crime.
rNNgd TIL that a mathematical model can explain why we cannot find "aliens": it's likely we are one of the early species able to evolve to this point. If we survive to ourselves, chances are that we will become the "grabby aliens" that we cannot find.