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YYV7 TIL MIT found that the United States has enough geothermal resources to supply for at least 2,000 times its annual consumption of primary energy
woo9Y TIL you are allowed to take your own personal parachute on a commercial flight as long as it meets certain requirements
m1EDM TIL: Moving Earth is an acknowledged astro engineering concept which moves the Earth away from the Sun to counter rising temperatures. Plausible methods involves using asteroids. However risks include losing the Moon, disrupting seasons, and having the asteroid hit and wipe out all life.
8eb0a TIL the First Battery-Powered Electric Motor was Invented in 1834 By Thomas and Emily Davenport. In 1837, they Patented a Machine to Run a Printing Press. In 1840, "The Electro-Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer,' the First Magazine ever Printed using Electricity.
8a9kG TIL in 1994, Hulk Hogan's agent left a voicemail saying, "I’ve got a grill and I’ve got a blender, which one do you want to pick?" Hogan couldn't answer the phone because he was picking up his kids up from school so his agent offered the grill endorsement to another client, George Foreman.