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TIL That a North Carolina town banned solar panels for fear it will “suck up all the energy from the sun”

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RKoa TIL there’s a village in India that exclusively produces bouncers and bodyguards for New Delhi nightclubs
PNaL TIL Researchers at Cambridge University discovered that sheep prefer to go through doors with a picture of a smiling human over a door with a picture of an angry human
8dKK TIL America is the most Overworked Developed Nation in the World.
1aYnD TIL that when the 1982 Tylenol murders occured, Johnson & Johnson recalled 31 million bottles of Tylenol capsules despite it being their bestselling product and accounted for 17% of J&J's profits. However, the move was a huge PR success and is now studied as an exemplary case of crisis management.
OG9o7 TIL that HMS Victory is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission, with with 246 years of service as of 2024. Victory is best known for her role as Horatio, Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805.