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TIL that turkeys will attack or attempt to dominate humans they view as subordinate

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5YgR8 TIL that Portland has started generating clean energy by replacing some water pipes with pipes that contain turbines. The turbines generate electricity from water that is already flowing under the city. The pipes are expected to generate $2,000,000 worth of renewable energy capacity over 20 years.
neoBP TIL of the oldest bottle of wine, Known as Römerwein, or the Speyer wine bottle, it’s at least 1,650 years old. This dates back to the 4th century, sometime between 325 and 359 AD. The 1.5-liter glass vessel was discovered during the excavation of a Roman nobleman’s tomb in modern-day Germany.
E1QB7 TIL there is a fungus which looks like a sponge and its actual scientific name is Spongiforma squarepantsii.
d6Q7 TIL Al-Qaeda initially planned to fly hijacked jets into nuclear installations, rather than the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. They had decided against the attack on nuclear power plants “for the moment” because of fears it could “get out of control”.
yQ5ol TIL that James and Oliver Phelps were not actually ginger but dyed their hair for 10 years while playing Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films.