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TIL about Milan's Vertical forest residencial towers

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yVL7M TIL A permanent move to daylight saving time would prevent 2,054 human injuries, 33 human deaths, and $1.19 billion in damages each year.
6E9ll if the Sun were 'shut off', Earth's surface temperature would drop by a factor of two about every two months. The current mean temperature of the Earth's surface is about 27 °C / 81 °F. This means in two months the temperature would drop to -123 °C / -190 °F, and -189 °C / -324 °F in four months. So basically except some bacteria seem to be capable of surviving at extremely cold temperatures in space, we humans would die pretty quickly.
e0e4D TIL the worst landslide in US history, the 2014 Oso mudslide which killed 43 people, had been predicted by scientists for years but local officials were unable to convince residents to sell their homes and vacate the region.
5VG1r TIL that Australia, despite being home to the most venomous spiders, snakes, and marine animals in the world, has one of the highest life expectancies globally.
lrAA TIL That Tailgating is the Primary Cause of Traffic Jams