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TIL A cloud typically weighs 1.1 million pounds

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QJ5KE TIL: It would take 176 hours to charge an iPhone 11 Pro with the electricity generated by the average human brain. On average, at any given moment, your brain’s electricity is outputting roughly 0.085 Watts of power.
JEnv TIL actress Mercedes McCambridge who dubbed the voice of the demon in The Exorcist swallowed raw eggs, chain smoked and drank whiskey to make her voice harsh. She was bound to a chair during recordings and requested no credit for the film.
yQgvX TIL about Giovanni de Ventura, a municipal plague doctor for the town of Pavia in late XV century Italy. He wasn't to require fees from treating patients, as the city of Pavia provided generously for him in terms of salary. He may also have donned the "beak doctor" attire.
nevar TIL In 1957, actor Cary Grant was diagnosed with "prolonged emotional detachment" and began medical LSD therapy. He had more than 100 acid trips over a 2 year period and believed it helped him cope with the pain from his childhood.
OoKx1 TIL the creator of Keeping Up with the Kardashians was none other than Ryan Seacrest.