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TIL the total surface area required to fuel the earth with solar alone is only 0.3% of the earth's entire land area.

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Br6Ny TIL: The first British jet fighter, the Meteor, killed more British pilots in accidents (450) than the Germans did in the Battle of Britain (407).
1awL7 TIL Stagehands mistakenly installed a malfunctioning piano for an hour-long solo Jazz performance. The musician, Keith Jarrett, had to improvise around the instrument’s limitations. A recording of this concert went on to become the best selling piano album of all time.
OogkL TIL There's roughly 100 firefighter arsonists convicted every year in North America and all of them are serial arsonists, which means three or more fires
m9Xp TIL that certain types of music can reduce anxiety in dogs, which can be useful during fireworks, thunderstorms, and separation. In a study when solo piano at 50-60 bpm was played, 85% became more clam, and over half of the dogs went to sleep
p6Dp TIL : Puma paid Pele to tie his shoes in the middle of the field seconds before the kickoff of the World Cup final in Mexico (1970)… The cameraman made a close up and the whole world realized that the best player back then was wearing Puma shoes… Life changed for Puma after that event…