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TIL up until 2004 it was illegal to have a divorce in Chile

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WdwA TIL that a sandwich has ~16x the energy density of a Lithium-Ion battery.
Yobx TIL of Dr Thomas Midgley. He is responsible for adding lead to fuel and for the creation of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used in refrigerators. He is credited for doing more damage to the atmosphere than any other living organism ever.
lyAG Til: Ralph’s (a grocery store in Southern California) turns all non-donateable food waste into biogas which they use to help power their warehouse. The byproduct of that is then composted and sold as fertilizer to local farms.
8e0wL TIL that Detroit has a small canal system
gM6JA TIL that Billy West, who does the voice of Philip J. Fry's on Futurama among other characters, intentionally made Fry's voice close to his natural voice as a job security measure because it would be more difficult to replace him.