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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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x6po1 TIL that the first clear cola was White Coke, a clear variant of Coca-Cola produced in the 1940s at the request of Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov, who did not want to be seen drinking Coke as it was a symbol of American imperialism. The clear beverage was intended to resemble vodka.
7rnvO TIL that, due to its tiny size, Vatican City averages 5.88 Popes per square mile
69X77 TIL that Nike created a pair of shoes that were so advanced, they were banned from the Olympics because they were considered as technological doping.The Alphaflys, or “the shoe that broke running”, as sports scientist Dr Ross Tuckercalled them, contain tech designed to deliver greater energy return
jNgBR TIL: Keep folding paper can create a Fractal call dragon curve
69bDl TIL of Pfeilstorch - storks who, whilst wintering in Africa, were injured by arrows or spears, survived and flew back to Europe with the weapon still embedded in their body.