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TIL that Mexico sent nearly 200 members of the military on a 20-day mission to support the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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MeaL8 TIL data centres use an estimated 200 terawatt hours (TWh) each year. That is more than the national energy consumption of some countries.
vP1MK TIL: London was originally called Londinium and was founded by the Romans around 50AD
yD6V TIL William Dear, a respected PI, did his own investigation into the deaths of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman. With his findings over 18 years, he wrote the book “OJ is Innocent and I Can Prove It” and a documentary “The Overlooked Suspect” which can’t be found anywhere online.
p8L1O TIL: The famous Curb Your Enthusiasm murder exoneration case ended up not using the footage as the defense. Time of day didn’t correlate, but cell phone location data provided the needed alibi.
MMX7 TIL the Imjin river in South Korea is nicknamed ‘river of the dead’ because large numbers of dead North Koreans have floated down it.