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TIL that there is a very expensive Nuclear Power Plant under construction in England that is 33% owned by China.

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nGb9 TIL that one of the largest bats in the world, the golden-capped fruit bat, with a wingspan of 5.6 feet, does not posses echolocation. It instead relies on its keen senses of sight and smell to locate food, usually traveling more than 25 miles for it. The species is now facing extinction.
67D7 TIL that when the EU would unite its armed forces, it becomes the second largest army in the world
xGM1 TIL in 1995, convicted killer Daniel Luther Heiss discovered that the key pictured on his prisoners’ information handbook was the masterkey for the whole prison. Fellow inmate Shane Baker, a trained jeweller, replicated it and both escaped.
NgMM TIL that Mitch Hedberg suffered from severe stage fright, and that this performance anxiety lead to his signature sunglasses and long hair look, and his unique style of delivery.
kONM5 TIL that you are about 5 times more likely to make money while gambling on roulette at Caesar's Palace (2.9%) than you are working a MLM (0.4%)