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TIL Brazil gets 85% of it’s energy from renewable sources

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awRRZ TIL that Zambia had its own space program in 1964, whose mission statement included sending "Afronauts": a crew consisting of a 17 year old space girl, a cat, and a priest to Mars. The priest was specifically instructed not to enforce Christianity of the Martians if they didn't want it.
mpoY TIL there is a “mansion” in Hartford, CT that is 90’ long but only 18’ deep. The house’s builder was a magician and wanted the house to look like an illusion.
KWv4 TIL: Hummingbirds are constantly hours away from starving to death, only being able to store enough energy to survive overnight. Having the highest metabolic rate of animal kingdom, their heart can reach 1260 BPM and they’ll breath 250 times a minute at rest.
XVrD TIL in 1869, Chinese and Irish laborers working on the Central Pacific Railway managed to lay down 10 miles of tracks in just one day. This accomplishment has not been matched even in modern times.
d4k7 TIL the Navy SEALs that killed bin laden got stealth series fleshlights as a ‘thank you’ from the company.