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TIL Microsoft has the quietest place on Earth. “You can hear the grind of your bones!”

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lopXN TIL the film Shrek was based on a children's book "Shrek!" that was published in 1990
jN4oa TIL that you shouldn't pre-wash dishes before putting them in the dishwasher; modern detergent is designed with enzymes that bind to food particles, so it works best against dirtier dishware. While you should remove large pieces of food, those who pre-wash dishes waste up to 6,000 gallons per year.
r1yo TIL In Britain, after the end of a TV show there’s a power surge demand of 3 Gigawatts in 5 minutes as 1.5m Kettles are put on - so much France sends 600Megawatts of power
VMpYm TIL that the last German plane to fly over Britain during WW2 was a jet-engined bomber.
WJ4X TIL there are four sunken nuclear submarines at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. One, located near Bermuda, holds sixteen live nuclear warheads.