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TIL that Germany aims to abandon fossil fuels by 2050 and generate 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources.

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nLgB TIL Seth MacFarlane once had to show an early episode of Family Guy to a pair of Rabbis because Fox execs thought it was anti-Semitic. Despite the Rabbi’s approval, it wasn’t broadcast for 3 years after it was completed.
4eno TIL Chickens will share responsibility of sitting on eggs and raising young, they let other chickens know about food before feeding themselves, and they warn each other of predators.
ZpVkv TIL The Smashing Pumpkins music video for "Perfect" is a sequel to the "1979" video showing where the kids are now after growing up
lpWr TIL that swearing on the Bible is forbidden by the Bible.
6XWX TIL, after winning one of the most famous dogfights of WWII, a Japanese fighter pilot managed to fly over 4 hours back to base despite being blind and paralyzed down the entire left side of his body from enemy fire; he endured and survived emergency surgery without anesthesia immediately afterward.