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TIL that in US food labeling, the term "natural" essentially means nothing and does not ensure that the product is unprocessed or all natural in any way.

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0wX6M TIL in 2014, singer Akon launched his Akon Lightning Africa project, which aims to provide electricity in Africa by installing solar street lights and small energy systems. The project now provides electricity in 14 African countries and employs over 5000 people to install and maintain the equipment
kOm1m TIL that 120% of Washington D.C.'s total electricity use is generated by wind power.
0wPjA TIL of Wolfgang Pauli, around whom scientific equipment was constantly breaking. Once, he was absent and a piece of machinery still broke, seemingly disproving the jinx - until his colleagues discovered Pauli had been passing right by the laboratory on a train the exact moment the machine broke down
gMPy8 TIL there’s a museum in Japan for rocks that look like faces
mxXmx TIL Brain zaps are sensations that people sometimes feel when they stop taking certain medications, especially antidepressants. They’re often described as feeling like brief electric jolts to the head that sometimes radiate to other body parts. Others describe it as like the brain briefly shivers