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TIL 80% of container ships use electric motors - they just use diesel generators to produce energy for the electric motor

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VMwvm TIL the richest preacher in the world is David Oyedepo of Nigeria, with a net worth of $150 Million. The 63-year old pastor owns 2 private jets, a $10 million house, and controls churches in 45 African nations.
BeMK TIL The 7-10 split is the third most difficult spare to pick up in bowling, not the first. The hardest spare to convert is the “Greek Church,” consisting of five remaining pins.
mQVx TIL that there is an island that will give you free land if you want to immigrate to.
NXb8Q TIL it can rain diamonds in Uranus and Neptune
ONdg TIL of denatonium benzoate, the most bitter compound known to science. Its primary use is as an additive to poisonous household chemicals to discourage consumption.