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TIL switching to a national electricity grid instead of 130 regional grids would save $47 billion yearly and make utilization of solar energy more efficient

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MZAa TIL there are only 11 master cicerones (aka beer sommeliers) in the world and becoming one requires both winning a lottery & having an “encyclopedic knowledge and an in-depth understanding of all issues related to brewing, beer and beer service.”
kOWG7 TIL about The Carrington Event, the most powerful solar flare recorded. If this were to happen today, the impact on power grids, telecommunications, internet, crops, satellite communications and GPS systems would be $1 trillion to $2 trillion.
oBQ6W TIL in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), When a corpse was revealed under the dining table, none of the actors actually knew that it was there –so the shock on their faces was absolutely genuine. Tim Curry had known beforehand because he was the one who had to whip the tablecloth off.
dEY8 TIL beer was illegal in Iceland from 1935-1989 while all stronger drinks were legal.
Y7EAG TIL the BBC broadcast coded messages to British secret agents behind enemy lines during WWII