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TIL an early Oral Roberts Ministries world headquarters building was equipped with what was said to be “the world’s largest freight elevator, reputedly capable of taking an entire U.S. Postal truck loaded with the mailed donations of Roberts’ faithful TV audience to a secure processing room.”

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Z8vZG TIL Orange peels are rich in several nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C, and plant compounds like polyphenols. In fact, just 1 tbsp (6g) of orange peel provides 14% of the Daily Value of vitamin C — nearly 3 times more than the inner fruit. The same serving also packs about 4x more fiber
ep4bD TIL Alaska is not an island and is actually attached to the continental United States.
0wp15 TIL that iPhones bought in Japan (and seemingly also South Korea) cannot be muted when using the camera, to avoid creeps taking covert photos and similar
EMmX TIL that during filming of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back the actor playing Darth Vader was instructed to say “Obi-Wan killed your father” instead of “I am your father” in order to hide the secret twist from even the actors until the final movie
Y7RmZ TIL, On March 30, 2023, Non-Licensed DoorDash driver Latrell Katherine, was out making a delivery when he ran over 35-year-old Tesa Steele, who was walking home from work and crossing the street when she was hit.