› added 5 years ago

119

TIL the island of Ta’u in the American Somoa switched from being 100% diesel powered to 100% solar powered. A 7-acre solar farm capable of withstanding a Cat-5 hurricane supports an island population that fluctuates between 200-600 people year round, depending on the tourism season.

Read more news.nationalgeographic.com

via reddit.com

X0wp8 TIL that Baked Beans actually originated from the United States
Bj6x TIL that in a “navy shower” or “combat shower”, soldiers turn the water off during a shower. They get themselves wet for 30 seconds, lather while the shower is off, then rinse for one minute or less, saving water and energy. A “Hollywood shower” is the opposite, a long shower using much water.
4kOAJ TIL that the weight of cremated human adult remains is, on average, around 3.5% of the body weight of the deceased person.
4BKa TIL a man’s enormous 12-pound facial tumour could have been treated when he was a teenager, but his mother wouldn’t let him get surgery because she was a Jehovah’s Witness.
Z8X6B TIL Mars Inc (the confectionary company) employs two thirds of all veterinarians that graduate in America, and now owns two thirds of all corporate animal hospitals