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TIL The IMF estimates we subsidize big oil to the tune of $10 million per minute

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v1PmK TIL that after the 1946 Italian Republic referendum, all members of the House of Savoy (House of the king of Italy) were required to leave the country and neither they nor their descendants were to set foot in Italy ever again. The provision was repealed in 2002
mxyZM TIL that peeing on the near side of the toilet bowl, in front of the water, produces the least splashback
Evvx TIL Englishman Frank Bickerton fought in both world wars, was drafted into 2 Antarctic expeditions, developed a golf course, was the hero of a novel, killed bears, wrote major motion pictures, treasure hunted in Costa Rica & married an earl’s granddaughter
grA9L TIL General Tso's chicken is named for Chinese general Tso Tsung-t'ang (1812-1885), best known for recapturing the great western desert region of Xinjiang. Popular in the US, there is no record of any dish named after General Tso in his region of Hunan
LQ1NZ TIL Einstein didn't believe it was possible for 2 photons to communicate instantly, no matter how far apart they were, because it would mean that information is travelling at a speed faster than light. It turns out that Einstein was wrong: it's possible, and it's known as quantum entanglement.