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TIL Intel corporation gets 100% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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rRVx0 TIL about the “Seneca Drums,” a mysterious booming sound that comes from Seneca Lake in upstate NY.
5YoNp TIL that a 2007 publication predicted the rise in SARS-CoV-like viruses from locations such as China and our lack of preparedness
8aeVb TIL in the 1980s the Russian medical staff of the Algerian football team gave the players performance-enhancing drugs while playing for their country, without their knowledge or consent. Years later, the children of many players suffer from disabilities and mental health problems.
a8MON TIL that Aeroflot Flight 6502 because the captain made a bet that he could land the plane blind
4XRMw TIL that as of 2018 most of the early cryonics companies that froze dead bodies for future revival had gone out of business, and their stored corpses have been thawed and disposed of.