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TIL In 2014 Californians consumed 46 billion gallons of water per day and less than 17% of that was consumed by the general public.

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xBA1 TIL that there IS such a thing as transparent aluminum and it is a viable replacement for bulletproof glass.
Eg9aX TIL 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical drugmakers spend more on marketing than research. Johnson & Johnson having the largest spread - $8.2B on research, $17.2B on marketing.
xe10 TIL that due to nylon rationing in WWII, women would apply makeup on their legs in lieu of stockings, and would even use an eyebrow pencil to draw a ‘seam’ down the back
MedRV TIL Online Trolls Actually Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds. The internet just gives them a “megaphone to announce their opinions.”
d8GNE TIL in 1896, two locomotives were crashed on purpose as a publicity stunt. Two spectators were killed by the boiler explosion. The responsible agent was fired and reemployed on the next day because of lacking negative publicity.