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TIL in China there's ink named "Burning White House." It's black with gold dust.

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WkOKL TIL, the video game industry, is taking over the entertainment world. The global games market is estimated to generate $152.1 billion from 2.5 billion gamers. By comparison, the worldwide box office industry was worth $41.7 billion, while global music revenues reached $19.1 billion in 2018.
N7rK8 TIL Canada's nuclear reactors (CANDU) are designed to use decommissioned nuclear weapons as fuel and can be refueled while running at full power. They're considered among the safest and the most cost effective reactors in the world.
QNDVk TIL That the Airfield where the Wright Brothers first flew, has its own IATA Airport code (FFA) and is a National Park where you can still land planes and Gliders.
PY4ML TIL of Spurious Correlation. A phenomenon where two unrelated events coincidentally occur in the same pattern over time, such as the 99% correlation between the divorce rate in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.
9YXPm TIL Chick-fil-A makes "in memoriam" videos for their discontinued menu items