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TIL Nutella uses about 25% of the world's hazelnuts

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nejeY TIL of akinetopsia, a neuropsychological disorder that makes it so patients are unable to perceive motion. Instead, they often view life as a series of photographs or frozen movie reels.
e0k1g TIL Despite being a French word, the French do not say "Encore!" at the end of a performance if they want a repeat. They instead say "bis!" (Repeat) or "une autre!" (another one).
epRZ6 TIL: Some landfills get turned into parks.
epVPD TIL: In 1973, Britain's "Black Arrow" rocket successfully launched from Australian soil and placed a satellite into orbit. Government arguments over who would fund continued development led to its cancellation, making Britain the only nation to abandon a successful space launch program.
8aW8G TIL in 2017, several Soviet Time Capsules were unearthed on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Russian Revolution. They were buried at the 50th anniversary in 1967 and contained a lot of hopeful writings for 2017.