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TIL the Throne Chair of Denmark is Made of “Unicorn”(Narwhal) Horns

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nWX6r TIL that Johnny Nash, famous for his song "I Can See Clearly Now" (1972), sang the theme song for the 1960s cartoon "The Mighty Hercules".
yQ6Ma TIL of Shennong, the Chinese God of Agriculture. Once a mortal man, he invented agriculture and travelled the world to eat every plant in existence to determine to his people which ones are edible, medicinal, and/or poisonous. He eventually poisoned himself, but his deeds raised him to Godhood
W70QA TIL modern processors run mostly powered off (in sections) so they don't melt immediately
VBnaD TIL that an annual supply of bottled water for a person who consumes 8 glasses a day would cost approximately $200; the same amount of tap water would cost approximately $0.33.
Aajw TIL that the fighter squadron with the highest number of kills in the Battle of Britain during WWII were actually from Poland, and showed up two months after the battle had begun.