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TIL that you could power the entire United States with just a 150 to 200 km^2 solar panel

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VM09G TIL when Fat'h Ali became Shah of Persia in 1797, he was given a set of the Encyclopædia Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica".
XEpKX TIL actor Joaquin Phoenix got into a traffic accident which flipped over his car, but was rescued by a random passerby who first calmly snatched away Phoenix's cigarette lighter right before it lit up the leaking gas tank. The passerby was Werner Herzog.
KOMrG TIL the “call of the void” is the name of a common feeling you experience when you are in a high place and get thoughts of jumping when you do not actually want to jump
aldb TIL Kal Penn (Kumar from Harold & Kumar) who currently plays the White House Press Secretary on Designated Survivor was the actual Associate Director in the White House Office of Public Engagement.
VBY4m TIL That a journalist accidentally discovered his wife was the world's best Tetris player