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TIL the total number of energy used to mine Bitcoins daily is massive, with 982 megawatt hours a day, that’s enough to power roughly 31,000 U.S. homes, or about half a Large Hadron Collider.

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ep0Ab TIL The Mapuche of South America were one of the very tribes successfully resisting Spanish control, staying independent for over 300 years. They called the Spaniards "New Incas", because the successfully resisted the Incan Empire as well. They were only subjugated in 1883
Jbmj TIL Hitler’s sister-in-law, Bridget Hitler, said she was responsible for Hitler’s signature mustache. She wrote in her memoirs that she could not stand his unruly mustache, so he cut it, but that in doing so, “as in most things, he went too far.”
GkXg TIL Steve Wozniak’s favorite video game is Tetris. He submitted so many high scores to Nintendo Power that they eventually stopped printing them, so he then sent in his scores under the name “Evets Kainzow”
X0Ebk TIL a father, John Crowley, was told his two infant children had an incurable genetic disorder that would kill them in less than a year. He refused to accept this, so he founded a biotech company (with no prior experience) which pioneered an experimental enzyme therapy that saved their lives.
9wdmp TIL Rats, gerbils, mice, birds, fish, monkeys, and chimpanzees all prefer making an effort to obtain their food over having it provided for free. Of all the studied animals, only cats did not display the behaviour, preferring to be served.