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TIL a 2012 study by Tampere University of Technology found that, with energy efficiency improvements, a single household could decrease its energy consumption by more than 40%

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QNxNL TIL in 2022, over 99% of people who were reported missing in Australia were located within three month or less. New "long-term" missing persons are considered a rarity.
N7oBM TIL in 1932, Mussolini described antisemitism as a "German vice" and stated that "There was 'no Jewish Question' in Italy and could not be one in a country with a healthy system of government."
Z8eGQ TIL the early YouTube hit "Charlie Bit My Finger" was found on Osama Bin Laden's computer by the CIA after his death
Y5lG TIL Around 85% people breathe through one nostrils at a time which changes every few hours. It affects the body’s glucose and oxygen levels and the activity of the brain hemisphere. Also explains why one nose is more stuffed up when having a cold.
AD1J4 Til that the oldest book is a 1180 year old Jewis prayer book