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TIL the Central Arizona Project is a 336 mi (541 km) canal in Arizona which. diverts water from the Colorado River. Annually, 456 billion gallons (1.4 million acre feet) of water is lifted 2,900 feet by 14 pumps using 2.5 million MWh of electricity each year, making it the largest power user in Ariz

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7rnEM TIL Queen Elizabeth II has had a lifelong love for Corgi dogs. She was gifted her 1st Corgi, “Susan,” in 1944 for her 18th b-day. Since ascending to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth had over 30 Corgis, all descendants of her 1st Corgi Susan. The last descendant died 74 years later, in 2018.
O611 TIL that the Pingu gibberish is actually a language used by clowns and mimes since the 16th century
0d0MM TIL the baku, a mythical Japanese creature that eats nightmares. In the Meiji period, children would say, "Baku-san, come eat my dream" three times to get rid of bad dreams. But if the baku remained hungry after eating, it might also devour their hopes and desires, leaving them with an empty life.
4XgjJ TIL that Austro-Hungarian officer Gunther Burstyn produced and patented the design for what would've been the world's first tank in 1911. Both the Germans and Austro-Hungarians rejected his designs due to a perception that such a vehicle was unnecessary in the near future.
1ad4P TIL of the Movement for the Independence of Sicily, a Sicilian political party thats goal was the annexation of Sicily into the United States. Its best electoral result was in 1947, when it won 8.8% of the votes in the Sicilian regional election and had nine regional deputies elected.