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TIL The majority of energy in France comes from nuclear power.

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7r7gr TIL as a U.S. Navy officer, Jimmy Carter helped clean up after the first nuclear reactor accident in Canada in 1952
oBOYr TIL sound can be focused into a singular spot with an acoustic lens like light with an optical lens
rNdry TIL in WW2 the British, with the help of a professional magician, tricked the Germans into thinking that a British double-agent had successfully sabotaged an airplane factory.
DA9r TIL a Harvard/Google study found the English language to contain 1,022,000 words
neYmd TIL Chicago classic rock station 97.9 The Loop played AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' as their final song before being taken over by a Christian broadcasting company.