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TIL that the ITER fusion reactor is scheduled to be switched on in 2025, but it will take 10 years from that point to reach fusion.

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KmRa TIL that Wendy’s and Arby’s were the same company from 2008-2011
KOjPJ TIL Every year approximately 16 million gallons of oil runs off pavement into streams, rivers and eventually oceans in the United States. This is more oil than was spilled by the Exxon Valdez in 1989.
xAlB TIL that you should never place a cut off part of your body on ice, instead wrap it in a damp cloth and place it in a sealed bag.
VlZD TIL the 60’s TV show Lost in Space took place in 1997
XEgwR TIL that when David Miscavige heard that Tom Cruise had a fantasy of running with Nicole Kidman through a meadow full of wildflowers he ordered Sea Org members to plant an area of the desert. It failed to meet expectations and he held the entire base responsible for ruining the romantic idyll