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TIL Most people dream in color, but those that grew up watching black and white television often dream in black and white.

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8ePj8 Til- Before electricity, theatres would use calcium oxide (commonly known as quicklime) to illuminate the stage. This is where the phrase “In the limelight” comes from.
KO7MB TIL that the black kite, an Australian bird of prey, hunts by starting fires that force their prey out in the open.
9w00G TIL that the number of US federal government employees has hovered between approx. 2.7Mil and 3Mil since 1967. Lowering the per capita ratio from 1.5 employees per 100 people to 0.9 employees per 100 people.
9GgX TIL that planets “emit sounds” by pulsing with radio waves, which can be picked up by radio antennae. The Earth’s noise is sometimes referred to as Earth’s “chorus” because it sounds a bit like birds chirping.
QJlYL TIL the "50 years of oil and gas supply" remaining for global reserves is the same time estimation as 30 years ago, 20 years ago, and 10 years ago. The amount available to extract steadily increases with efficiency and technology and has done so at roughly the pace of extraction for decades.