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TIL That Cloudflare uses a wall of Lavalamps to provide "unique" randomness for their cryptography

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0wX6M TIL in 2014, singer Akon launched his Akon Lightning Africa project, which aims to provide electricity in Africa by installing solar street lights and small energy systems. The project now provides electricity in 14 African countries and employs over 5000 people to install and maintain the equipment
OGlj1 TIL that Aaron Sorkin refitted a speech written for and rejected by former CA Gov. Gray Davis to address the events of September 11th. It went on to be one of the most iconic moments in the West Wing
1EdX TIL Kristy Alley from Cheers did not appear as a guest in Frasier because she is a Scientologist and does not believe in psychiatry
7yaX TIL of Annabel Chong, who was the sole female participant in the world’s biggest gangbang. After getting driven hard into pound town by 251 guys, the director of the movie never ended up paying her the agreed upon 10k USD upon completing the shoot.
neE7d TIL: The film Homicidal (1961) features a 'fright break' before the climax. The break gave the audience a chance to leave and get a refund before it got too scary. People that left got their pictures taken and added to 'Coward's Corner' which was used to advertise how scary the film was.