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TIL the sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind have ever used within human existance.

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KOd8E TIL Flexitarianism / Semi-Vegitarianism is a movement trying to encourage people to eat more plant based diets without going strict anti-meat etc.
M7ROW TIL the Persian King Agha Mohammad Khan commanded the killing of two attendants for their loudness. On a holy day, he delayed their execution for a day and had them go back to their work. The attendants assassinated the king while he was sleeping that night.
VBnEm TIL about "Edison's Conquest of Mars" - an 1898 novel where Thomas Edison kicked alien ass in an unauthorized sequel to "The War of the Worlds." Among its MANY sci-fi inventions: First use of spacesuits, alien abductions, space wars, asteroid mining, and aliens building the Pyramids.
J1Ro8 TIL That the last naval battle of WW2 took place between ships under sail complete with combat by boarding party.
PY0DZ TIL blimps use the same amount of fuel in 2 weeks that a 747 uses to taxi to the runway