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TIL that natural gas, a cheap and available fossil fuel extensively mined in the USA, produces roughly 50% LESS climate changing carbon dioxide than coal, and that most coal-powered power plants can be converted to run on it.

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Lk46v TIL Mariah Carey wrote and recorded a secret grunge album under the pseudonym "Chick" because Sony thought it would ruin her image
nWX99 TIL that cephalopods like octopus and squids possess a hard beak, shaped much like a parrot but turned upside down
j65Rn TIL about Dr. Benjamin Rush who provided the Corps of Discovery with 600 "Dr. Rush's Bilious Pills," powerful laxatives containing 50% mercury, colloquially called "thunderclappers." The high mercury content provided a tracer that has allowed the Corps' campsites to be identified via soil testing.
x6yjD TIL about the Roman Pyramid of Cestius, is 37m tall is one of the best-preserved ancient buildings in Rome.
P1aWg TIl that in 1995 comedian Lenny Henry created a live action Wallace And Gromit for a Christmas Special. It only aired once because viewers rightfully complained about how horrifying the characters looked.