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TIL two countries, Iceland and Norway, generate all their electricity using renewable energy

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PkkV TIL when Yao Ming played his first game in Miami, the Heat promoted the game by passing out 8,000 fortune cookies. Yao wasn’t offended because he had never seen a fortune cookie, and assumed it was an American invention
JYkxQ TIL: Itaconic acid, an enzyme produced by fungi, is used to make Legos. The enzyme is also used in UV coatings and printing ink and some radiation-loving mushrooms were even used to clean up the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan.
pGWN TIL Google donated 5 million dollars to a program that uses drones to track poachers in Africa and Asia.
Eg1NX TIL that at its peak in the 1800s, Tuberculosis caused 25% of all deaths in Europe.
696pQ TIL White Clover which is used worldwide as an excellent forage crop, is also a good survival food when cooked and has lots of protein. The shoots can also be used to treat intestinal parasitic worms.