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TIL Los Angeles may spend billions to turn the Hoover Dam into a gigantic battery by pumping water back up into Lake Mead at times when solar energy is cheap

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X06Jr TIL that since 1843, the U.S. Treasury has held an account for donating directly to the government.
nWNa7 TIL that there is a plan in place to re-fill the Great Salt Lake with water from the Pacific Ocean
rkv1 TIL: The most expensive yacht in the world is a gold-plated super-yacht worth $4.5 billion USD. It comes complete with a statue made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur
mxQBv TIL November 14, 1910 Eugene Ely made the first airplane takeoff from a warship in a Curtiss pusher airplane from the cruiser USS Birmingham at Hampton Roads, VA. Ely later completes the first landing and takeoff from a ship in 1911. His flights marked the beginning of carrier aviation.
mexv TIL Project Fat Fucker was a CIA plot to overthrow King Farouk of Egypt, to replace his British-aligned monarchy. Masterminded by CIA Director Allen Dulles, a coup d'état came to fruition on 23 July 1952.