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TIL when Spider-Man film producer Avi Arad, was asked if Spider-Man would join the Avengers, Arad said “I think it will take a moment in which we’ve run out of ideas.” the next year Sony and Marvel announced that Spider-Man would join the MCU

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yQmmv Today I Learned about migratory beekeeping, the practice of using beehives to pollinate crops. Millions of bees are transported across America each year to pollinate avocados, cherries, apples, melons, lettuce and other crops. For this reason, many American vegetables are not strictly vegan.
PNGE TIL there’s a 37% chance that the Cascadia fault will produce an earthquake within in the next 50 years powerful enough to destroy the Pacific NW.
d8gME TIL that an area in North Africa of 45 km × 45 km could supply Germany with all of its electrical power through solar energy, an area of 110 km × 110 km could power the European Union, and an area of 254 km × 254 km could power the globe.
5YvNQ TIL that the United States conducted 105 atmospheric and underwater (i.e., not underground) nuclear tests in the Pacific, many of which were of extremely high yield.
N7WlN TIL that the Bermuda triangle isn't statistically more dangerous than almost any other place on the world's oceans per capita, the traffic there is just much higher.