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TIL There’s a power station hidden inside this Welsh mountain that’s used to cope with the electrical surge of kettles during World Cup commercial breaks

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j6Rjj TIL Steve Erwin has an asteroid named after him: 57567 Crikey
ne4r TIL when a king dies in Tonga, the royal undertakers are not allowed to use their hands for 100 days afterwards. They are hand-fed in captivity, which is a step up from the older practice of having their hands chopped off.
J1WgV TIL we lose 200-300 ML of water every night just from breathing while sleeping!
Yg57 TIL the EU saves all its citizens’ texts, calls and emails for up to 2 years.
6EpyW TIL of the Shiva Crater, an impact crater off the Arabian coast, caused by an asteroid Comet about 66 million years ago. The Indian mainland had just broken off from Africa and Dinosaurs roamed all over India then. This collision along with others probably eradicated them.