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TIL that the number of continents changes depending on where you’ve been educated

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grvj9 TIL about "agrivoltaics," which is the use of land for both agriculture and solar photovoltaic energy generation.
GYOog TIL Wolves in Winnipeg zoo dig escape tunnel, end up in polar bear exhibit
NYXJ TIL the X Prize Foundation cancelled their $10 million genetic sequencing X Prize when the technology in the industry was beginning to approach the cost and accuracy thresholds for awarding the prize.
j6NZn TIL that there was a Confederate general named "States Rights Gist." He was one of 14 Confederate Generals to become casualties on a single day in a single battle - the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864 (6 killed, 7 wounded, 1 captured).
RoO6 TIL in 1791 an English ship found what is now the Chatham Islands which were inhabited by a hunter gatherer group known as the Moriori. Upon hearing of these nearby Islands, Māori from New Zealand commandeered a ship, invaded the Chatham Islands, committed genocide, and enslaved the survivors.