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TIL of the Ludington Pumped Storage Power Plant in Michigan, which was the largest of it's kind in the world when completed in 1973. It only had a planned life of 30 years but is currently wrapping up a 15% upgrade that'll boost capacity by 15%.

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V6Qk TIL that the 8 year old Afghani skateboarder on the front page was killed in a suicide attack on September 8th, 2012. Here is the news update from the school.
KMw4 TIL that France has labor laws giving all employees 5 weeks of vacation time, Luxembourg: 25 days, Germany: 4 weeks, Croatia: 20 days, Venezuela: 15 days, Puerto Rico: 15 days, Saudi Arabia: 21 days, China: 5 days. The only country listed with 0 days: The United States
pd6b TIL that because Han Solo says “I’ll see you in Hell” in Empire Strikes Back, there’s an entire mythology for what Hell is in the Star Wars universe.
Lkp8P TIL that Vladimir Chevchenko was the documentary maker that captured footage in the days after the Chernobyl disaster. He died a year later due to the exposure to radiation. The camera he used to film with was also contaminated and is now stored in a lead lined cask outside Kiev.
WMa8 TIL Jackie Chan is a successful, famous singer in Asia. Since 1984, he has released 20 studio albums and numerous singles including “I’ll make a man out of you” for Disney’s Chinese release of Mulan.