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TIL that the EPA lets you see where your electricity comes from using your zip code

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ylVw TIL the super-common plantain weed can be used to treat menstrual difficulties, digestive issues, skin complaints, arthritis, bug bites & more.
xm8D TIL that the longest mathematical proof is 15000 pages long, involved more than 100 mathematicians and took 30 years just to complete it.
KPNG TIL a US Marines airplane cut through a cable car wire at an Italian ski resort, which caused the cable car to plunge 80 meters (260 feet) to the ground, killing all 20 people onboard. One of the crewmen later destroyed incriminating evidence against himself and the rest of the crew.
ZJ7G TIL Soviet Union had a space station armed with a 23mm autocannon
EMB7 TIL the longest point in pro tennis history was a 643-shot rally that lasted for 29 minutes.