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TIL that researchers estimate that the Internet consumes less than 2% of the total energy consumed by humanity (as of 2011)

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pKLZ TIL in a study on the appeal of chocolate, it took researchers 1 year to find 11 men who don’t like chocolate
MZXb TIL that planting swastikas in the forests of Germany was “a fad among National Socialist foresters” during the Nazi period and nobody noticed them until decades later.
gMB5X TIL there is a 2001 Volvo stuck on a tiny island in Ottawa, Illinois
wLO8o TIL that since their reintroduction in 1999 as an NFL franchise, the quarterback with the most wins in the Cleveland Browns home stadium is Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
BrrOx "Glenn Gould was a complicated man. He didn't like to practice; instead, he'd prepare for concerts mentally, running the piece over and over, playing with imaginary fingers. When he was a little baby, it was said that instead of crying, he would hum. He had perfect pitch and could read music before he could read words."