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TIL Norway gets 99% of its electric power from hydropower

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awnR9 TIL Dan Aykroyd made a cameo in “Casper” as Ghostbusters character Ray Stantz. He failed to capture the ghostly trio.
yV0w8 TIL edible gold is a particular type of real gold authorized by the European Union and the United States as a food additive, under the code E 175. It is used in haute cuisine as part of a trend towards extravagance in meals. It has to be pure, to avoid any type of infections or perils for the body.
OojB1 TIL from the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian that Native Americans invented hockey, camouflage, sunscreen, and popcorn.
ObM4 TIL in the movie Galaxy Quest (1999), the scene where Tim Allen’s character overhears the convention goers calling him and the show’s cast “nobodies” and claiming the cast “couldn’t stand him” actually happened to William Shatner when he attended a Star Trek convention.
x6XXD TIL the Donovan song "Mellow Yellow" was about vibrators