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TIL that intermittent fasting is linked to various health benefits such as a healthier brain.

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M77d0 TIL that a former Danish fossil fuel company (DONG, now Ørsted) switched to 85 % renewable energy generation in just 8 years. Their investments in wind technology (several tens of billions of euros) are largely responsible for advancements in wind power and why it is so cheap today.
a8A5Z TIL The French engineer Henri Dupuy de Lôme built the first steam powered warship and the first ironclad warship. Other works by Lôme include airships and an early electric submarine.
LQDkm TIL that there's only been 1 documented serial killer in the Philippines: Juan Severino Mallari, a Catholic priest who was hanged in 1840 after confessing to 57 murders. He believed that his mother was cursed, and that killing people could cure his mother of her illness.
OLQ6 TIL The US is 15th on the list of countries which believe that “The US government respects the freedom of its people.”
QJpnE TIL getting a boner when climbing Everest is common thanks to the change in pressure