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TIL there’s a world surfing championship for dogs

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W4M9 TIL Coal Power Plants generate more radiation than Nuclear Power Plants. Coal contains uranium and thorium, both radioactive elements.They occur in such trace amounts in natural coal. But when coal is burned into fly ash, uranium and thorium are concentrated at up to 10 times their original levels.
d8mrB TIL that ravens and wolves have formed a mutually beneficial relationship out in the wild. Ravens have been observed calling wolves to the site of dead animals so that the wolves will then open up the carcass and leave the scraps for the ravens once they're finished.
rRjNM TIL about a lightweight and low-cost “brick” that is made of recycled plastic and sand that is stronger than concrete material. It was created by an engineer in Kenya named Nzambi Matee
adr9 TIL The Bornean Bay Cat is one of the rarest wild cats in the world – Only 12 specimens have been studied between the years of 1874 and 2002, and the species was never caught on film until 2009.
mxLnR TIL that the original South Park theme was recorded by funk metal band Primus