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TIL pure water does not conduct electricity and is an excellent electrical insulator.

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1JjX TIL that the actor who played Goldfinger was a member of the Nazi party, but it was later learned that he was undercover and helped hide Jews from the Gestapo.
Nmy6 TIL that tomato juice in the United States is often made from tomato paste, but Canadian regulations require fresh tomatoes.
D1dNe TIL legendary saxophonist Charlie Parker's heroin and alcohol addictions were so severe, that after his death at 34 years of age, the coroner mistakenly estimated him to be between 50 and 60 years old.
yQ4Ll TIL that after 2 centuries, historians have not been able to identify Beethoven's Immortal Beloved. 'Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.' Two centuries later, historians still haven't agreed on the identity of the woman who inspired the composer's famed lines.
J1Q84 TIL Oprah became co-anchor of the evening news in Nashville at only 19 years old; success happened for her 'just like that'