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TIL that your LCD monitor consumes more energy when it is black than when it is white

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N7rmE TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% by the third.
16krP TIL about Grigori Perelman, who was the mathematician who solved the Poincaré Conjecture and refused any of the prizes that followed
rNGB4 TIL Human feet are being found on the beach in the Pacific North West of the United States. So far there have been 20 random feet in the past couple of decades.
jNRYM TIL the beard of Tutankhamun’s golden mask fell off during a cleaning process in the Egyptian Museum in 2014. The workers used epoxy glue to reattach the beard, but since it wasn’t the professional method and permanent damage had been done, they were prosecuted in 2016
QJ0Y9 TIL that John “Chickie” Donohue, a merchant marine from New York City snuck into the war zone in Vietnam in the ’60s to DELIVER BEER to his three enlisted buddies from back home. It is known as the GREATEST BEER RUN EVER and has a documentary made about it.