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TIL that Microsoft has developed an underwater data center powered by renewable energy sources and cooled by the natural temperature of the ocean water. The experiment, called "Project Natick," was conducted off the coast of Scotland in 2018.

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78kvx TIL that contrary to popular belief, the "petrified bodies" from Pompeii are not actually bodies at all; they are actually plaster casts that have been made by filling the empty space left by decomposed remains that deteriorated in the ash. Over 100 casts have been made since 1863
PYpme TIL Chernobyl wasn't the first Russian Nuclear disaster. They also had the Kyshtym disaster in 1957
0dQ5L TIL because he thought he would be assassinated for testifying against his former gang, a former gang member was smuggled into the courthouse in a hollowed out vending machine.
o8lY TIL there have been 13 instances where nuclear weapons were nearly launched due to accidents and false alarms.
Wk4BL TIL In 2016, an 18-karat solid gold toilet named "America" was installed in an American museum where many waited in line to use it. In 2019 in the UK, it was stolen within the same month it was installed.