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TIL that Arizona, despite have triple-digit temperatures for six months of the year, is actually one of the most energy efficient States in the US; AZ ranks 45th out of 50 states for per-capita energy consumption (a combination of residential/commercial/industrial/transportation energy consumption).

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awZDL TIL Len Bias died from cocaine in his Univ. of Maryland dorm 2 days after being drafted 2nd overall by the Celtics in 1986. It led to the Len Bias Law mandating a 20-year to life prison sentence for anyone convicted in the chain of drug distribution that has led to a death or serious physical injury
KYly4 TIL A force of 180 soldiers with only 12 firearms among them met the emperor of the Incas in the middle of a square in the city of Cajamarca. They massacred his retinue of 9000, capturing the emperor, while his army of 80,000 veterans stationed right outside the walls fled in terror without a fight
R7OD8 TIL In archeology an inscription of a language's alphabet is called an abecedarium (pronounce ay-bee-see-dare-ee-um). They're usually practice exercises from ancient students who were learning to write.
nYAd TIL that the astronauts of Apollo 15 couldn’t get life insurance, so they took stamps to the moon to sell when they returned so their families would have a safety net in case the landing went wrong, they were later caught and forced out of the astronaut program.
wolnP TIL people used to do their laundry in Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. They would put their clothes in the geyser and it would erupt with clean clothes.