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TIL rats prefer jazz to classical music, when on drugs

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7GJp TIL that 57 years of fusion research is equal to one fifth of Wall Street executive bonuses this year ($144 Billion). AND as much as 72 days of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. That is how under funded energy research is in the US.
oRxXW TIL there is 1 school remaining in the U.S. that employs shock therapy treatment on students. The FDA attempted to ban the use of their in-house built electro-shock devices which was overturned by the D.C. Court of Appeals in 2021.
ykEM TIL the name “Häagen-Dazs” is completely meaningless. The Jewish creator of the ice cream wanted a “Danish sounding” name to honor the Danish treatment of Jews during WWII and said gibberish names until he found one that he liked.
gr7e9 TIL on a 12ft wide 30mph road you are 50% more likely to get into an accident than a 9ft lane.
Lk1Pv TIL that unlike green lantern rings, red lanterns are powered by rage. When a red lantern ring arrived on Earth, the most rage filled creature it found on the entire planet was a house cat named Dexter.