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TIL that US purchased Alaska for 2 cents per acre

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1ajWd TIL in 2005 a nonverbal man found wandering the streets was taken into care. When first given access to a piano, he played anything from Tchaikovsky to the Beatles non-stop for four hours. It took four months of media attention to reunite him with his family
epybg TIL Abulia, a neurological condition, results in a significant lack of willpower or initiative, often leading to severe difficulties in decision-making and diminished motivation to engage in daily activities.
69oXJ TIL according to Nielsen: streaming services captured more viewers than cable TV for the first time ever in July 2022. Streaming had a 34.8% share of total television consumption during the month, followed by cable TV (34.4%) and broadcast TV (21.6%).
N7v01 TIL that during the Vietnam War, the West-German goverment send a hospital ship, the "Helgoland", on a humanitarian Mission to Vietnam as a compromise towards the US request for military aid. The "Helgoland" provided free medical treatment for civilians between 1966 and 1971.
yQ0dX TIL diners started using orange handle coffee pots for decaf because the colour orange was associated with the orange coloured label on Sanka, a once popular brand of instant decaf coffee.