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TIL that in the Bhutan democracy was forced upon people. King made a reforms that removed monarch as a head of state, made a mandatory abdication of kings at the age of 65 and introduced free elections. People were reluctant about these changes but accepted them because they came from the king

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XKKQ TIL that a new radio telescope being built in Australia and South Africa will generate so much data about space that it will exceed global internet traffic by a large margin. An exabyte per day of raw data, which could be compressed to around 10 petabytes.
WMGA TIL that during the 50’s a Russian scientist started an experiment with foxes designed to replicate the domestication of wolves. The experiment has continued to this day where 70-80% of the foxes now behave similarly to dogs, but retain the physical features of foxes.
epKKE TIL during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, 50 of the plant's 800 workers stayed behind during the evacuation. The workers, including older plan retirees, volunteered to be exposed to high levels of radiation while working to prevent a full meltdown of the facility.
awlWy TIL German discount supermarket Lidl has failed to succeed in Norway, although being successful in other places. They left in 2008 after 4 years. Reasons stated for the failure are Norwegians not liking the foreign food, treatment of workers in other countries and money going out of the country.
WglN TIL: There is a ‘Wood Floor of the Year’ award presented by the National Wood Flooring Association at the National Wood Flooring Association Wood Floor Expo.