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TIL that there's a power station hidden inside a mountain in Scotland.

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7rbV7 TIL there are about 267 Union Civil War monuments and memorials, of which 10 are statues of Lincoln and 18 schools named after Lincoln
OoaYY TIL a German peasant girl claimed she tasted the sweet foreskin of Jesus during communion in the 13th century. Her confessor's notes about it were published 500 years later, confiscated and put on the index of banned books, then re-released in the 20th century.
b6oM7 TIL that Germany has a provision called “Apple Juice Paragraph”. At least one non-alcoholic drink must be at most as expensive as the cheapest alcoholic drink, which is often apple juice. It’s supposed to prevent people from ordering an alcoholic beverage just because it’s cheaper.
5yyn TIL of the Cleveland Elementary School shooting which took place in 1979 in San Diego, California. A 16-year-old girl, Brenda Spencer, killed the principal and a custodian, and injured 8 children and a police officer. When asked by a reporter why she did it, she said “I don’t like Mondays.”
m1w5p TIL that in Australia, "kangatarianism" is a vegetarian diet that allows for kangaroo meat, chosen for its environmental and ethical benefits as a more sustainable and humane option.