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TIL Norway gets 99% of its electric power from hydropower

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Eg9aX TIL 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical drugmakers spend more on marketing than research. Johnson & Johnson having the largest spread - $8.2B on research, $17.2B on marketing.
Ma8b TIL of the Man versus Horse Marathon, which originated from a pub bet in 1980. It was being disputed that over the right terrain and over enough distance, a man could outrun a horse. In 2004, that bet was settled when Huw Lobb beat the fastest horse by two minutes.
p8GaA TIL Brad Pitt believes he has Prosopagnosia or "face blindness", a condition in which he has trouble recognizing and remembering faces, including his own
QND0e Today I Learned Saint Nicholas became associated with secret gift-giving to children because it's said he secretly gave a poor family money during the night. The father could not afford a dowry so his three daughters were destined to never marry and become sex workers without St. Nick's help.
rVlw TIL that George Washington was a ginger.