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TIL Scientists Say A Fleet of 1500 Cloud-Seeding Ships Could Cheaply and Efficiently Stop Global Warming

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EeYx TIL: despite widely being considered a “heavy” beer, Guinness has less calories and alcohol than Budweiser.
dn6Q TIL there is no evidence Marie Antoinette ever said “let them eat cake”. In fact she was widely known for looking after the poor and several times depleted her accounts to feed and shelter them during famines.
LkoLp TIL that The Big Beat, a 1980 song by Billy Squier, has been sampled in more than 260 recordings including Jay-Z's “99 Problems”, Alicia Keys' “Girl on Fire” and Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Higher Ground". The original song never charted.
X0Xpr TIL Pablo Picasso's full name is Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso
0ADL TIL children born in Iceland to Icelandic women and American or British servicemen were often given the last name Hansson meaning “his son” as their fathers were either unknown or had left Iceland.