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TIL A Particle Accelerator with 5x the Power of the Large Hadron Collider was planned in Texas but was scrapped due to budget concerns

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eZrb TIL there is a boardgame called “The Campaign for North Africa,” which takes an estimated 60,000 minutes to complete. An example of the extreme details? Italian troops require extra water in order to boil pasta.
788QO TIL that Wind Turbines have recently been inspired by the bumps on a Humpback Whales flippers. These bumps allow a smaller number of blades and a smaller, more energy-efficient motor to move the same amount of air as a larger turbine.
awKy TIL that a number of Renaissance era artists depicted Jesus Christ after the crucifixion with a post-mortem erection.
kO0V1 TIL About 85 percent of the things you worry about never happen.
egpL TIL Estonia is the world leader for utilizing an e-government. Citizens are issued an ID, which can be used via a mobile phone to view health records and prescriptions, pay for public transport, view their child’s school grades and even vote in elections.