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TIL it takes roughly 500,000 gallons of water (≈2000 tons) to produce 1 ton of lithium

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pYZj4 TIL that while shooting a TV series, 12-year-old Kurt Russell gave co-star Charles Bronson a birthday gift but the older actor walked away without responding. Bronson, who grew up very poor, later thanked Russell, explaining he had never been given a birthday gift before.
wLnJ TIL That Roald Dahl hated the film adaption of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and vowed that no producer would get their hands on the sequel.
jNxlv TIL that Michael Dorn has appeared more times as a regular cast member than any other Star Trek actor in the franchise's history, spanning 5 films and 272 television episodes.
Vdx8 TIL that during the filming of Eastern Promises, Viggo Mortensen’s Russian Mafia tattoos were so realistic that when he walked into a Russian Diner in London, everyone fell silent out of fear.
XpVX TIL nobody can stand to be in world’s quietest room for more than 45 minutes. It is so quiet, the sounds of the body’s organs working and blood flowing drives people mad.