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TIL that when ppl say planets don't have tails, they're wrong. Mercury has a sodium tail

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6EVZZ TIL that Japan aims to power the Tokyo Olympics with 100% renewable energy. They plan to use wind & solar energy to power the stadiums & athletes village. They also want to recycle the small amounts of gold, silver & copper from around 80,000 old phones by using the metals to create 5,000 medals.
JY7E1 TIL in 2012 Taylor Swift held a contest where she would perform at your school. Internet trolls hijacked the contest allowing a school for the deaf to win. She backed out of the performance and sent a check instead.
xVwg5 TIL 1.9 million Americans work for either Walmart or Amazon.
77rr TIL Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1”
Y99v TIL The most sophisticated bomb ever encountered by the FBI destroyed Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe in 1980. The device included 28 toggle switches , a float switch, tilt sensor, sensors and spring switches casing screws and joints, and more