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TIL that Japan is using more and more blue street lights to reduce suicide and crime

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D1wMe TIL 2018 is the fourth year in a row Costa Rica generated more than 98% of its electricity from renewable sources. Almost no fossil fuels were used.
9w8G TIL The crew of the Challenger likely survived the explosion and died upon impact with the ocean.
XEkP TIL that the perpetrators of the “Diamond Heist of the Century” got past 10 layers of security, including infrared heat detectors, Doppler radar, a magnetic field, a seismic sensor, and a lock with 100 million possible combinations – and to this day no one knows how
9PxM TIL in 2006, Stephen Colbert correctly predicted the winners of every major Academy Award, including predicting Crash’ suprise win over strong favorite Brokeback Mountain for Best Picture.
OYd1 TIL that “in 2005, a Canadian teleco – Telus – blocked its customers from visiting a pro-union website during a labor dispute. Telus just happened to be the company "at the heart of the dispute.”