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TIL: The Windows 10 default desktop image is actually a photograph and not CGI

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M7NZ8 TIL of Assumable Mortgages: A buyer can take over the mortgage (and its locked-in interest rate if applicable)
N7BaP TIL renewable energy provided almost 100% of electricity production in Iceland, with about 73% coming from hydropower and 27% from geothermal power.
X8xR TIL Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, the CIA released nearly 12 million documents. One set of documents revealed research of possibility that “insane” people may be experiencing multiple “levels of reality” and their brains can’t process this information, leading to mental instability [PDF]
GYn9N TIL that the musician Moby's great great great uncle, Herman Melville, wrote Moby Dick.
OoAMg TIL that sunlight provides a protective effect against influenza and other viruses