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TIL in Iceland, people protested construction of a highway in fear of disturbing local elf habitat.

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e0RO4 TIL the Netherlands is a leader when it comes to food production due to innovations in agricultural techniques which drastically improve efficiency. Growing a kg of tomatoes in the Netherlands uses 9.1L of water (1.1 gallon/lb). The global average is over 210L of water per kg (25.6 gallon/lb)
woo0J TIL Apparently, it's agreed upon that in an alzheimer's paitient Music Boosts Brain Activity, an in some cases, the last thing they will remember is their favorite song, or any familiar songs that one has listened to.
MeZD0 TIL that rock legend Elvis Presley liked to play racquetball. He liked it so much that he spent $200,000 to build a court in his home. After he died, his glove was sold at an auction for $5,000.
6E9nW TIL The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for Plumbers around the United States
d7kQ TIL that from 2000-2001 in California, traders at the now defunct company, Enron, manipulated the price of energy by shutting down power grids causing rolling blackouts. These blackouts would increase demand for energy and thus cause the price to surge sometimes 20x above it’s normal value.