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TIL Quebec generates 1/3rd of all Canada's electricity, and 99% comes from renewable sources.

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epMk4 TIL Ambergris is a waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, with a "fecal, marine" odour, but it acquires a sweet, earthy scent as it ages, hence highly valued in making fragrances. It's also very expensive, like 127kg (280 pound) of it found in Yemen valued at US$1.5 million
XjmD TIL that a pinch, dash, and a smidgen are all legitimate measurements. A dash is 1/8 tsp, a pinch 1/16 tsp, and a smidgen 1/32 tsp.
Z8MpB TIL many NZ farms are converting from cow milk to sheep's milk. Due to the rising cost of land and the fact sheep are more economical than cows, you can expect to see sheep dairy in your food store.
KYAbJ TIL: About Queen Radavalona I, "The Mad Monarch of Madagascar". She enforced isolationist policies, hunted down Christians, repelled the French, and made tax payments payable through forced labor. She eliminated her mom by starvation to not spill her own blood. The population dropped in half.
xaVo TIL gasoline is currently 4 cents a gallon in Venezuela