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TIL that it would take 76 8-hour work days for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.

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rRXJ1 TIL Wang Meng was sent to Xinjiang to be "reformed" through labor in 1963 for writing a controversial piece. During this period of hardship he accrued much of the experience that would later become the material for his short stories and novels, and he later became China's Minister of Culture
yQLj8 TIL in US family sitcom Good Times Jimmie Walker as son JJ was the breakout star and his catchphrase "dyn-o-mite!" repeated each episode. Those playing the parents disliked the focus shift to JJ's antics: John Amos was fired and his character killed off, Esther Rolle left the series for one season
x6Ek7 TIL: The only Congressional Medal of Honor not presented publicly at the White House and not by the President was Captain William McGonagle's medal for his actions during the 1967 attack on his ship
J1pel TIL Nuclear Submarines can stay underwater for 30 years of operation. The only resource that limits the time underwater is the food supply for the crew and maintenance of the vessel.
Me4Am TIL birds get drunk sometimes and fall, stumble, and crash into windows. In 2010 about 50 dead birds were found and a report showed nearby berries had high enough ethanol levels to intoxicate them. In 2018 berries fermented as a result of an early frost and a town was full of confused, erratic birds