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WTF Fun Fact – TV Pickup

January 22, 2022
WTF Fun Fact - TV Pickup

“TV Pickup” is a phenomenon wherein a large percentage of the population in Britain all simultaneously turn on their electric appliances (e.g. kettles) during commercial TV breaks causing massive power surges (an extra demand of 200–400 megawatts) countrywide. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: TV pickup – Wikipedia

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