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TIL Doing a Google search uses the same amount of electricity as turning a 60W light bulb on for 17 seconds.

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wLyM6 TIL that when Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in Gone with the Wind, the first Oscar won by any black entertainer, she had been sitting at a segregated table at the far wall of the room. The venue had a strict no-blacks policy and had only allowed McDaniel in as a favour.
gEB4 TIL, the postage stamp of The Statue of Liberty depicts not the real statue in New York, but the replica in Las Vegas
ZDRB TIL A South African man woke up in a morgue freezer almost one day after being declared dead
p8y1G TIL that the reason eggs are refrigerated in the US, unlike most of the world, is because eggs are washed which removes the natural barrier for bacteria.
ALgg TIL that sandwiches taste better when someone else makes them because when you make your own, you anticipate its taste and become less hungry for it.