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TIL Texas produces the most renewable energy in the US

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e01nJ TIL a man named Ed Thorpe figured out how to count cards in blackjack before anyone else. He then used his winnings and his quantitative strategies to open one of the most successful hedgefunds of all time. Oh—he also invented the first wearable computer!
ANXww TIL the city of Jakarta has a "No-car day" every Sunday, inviting pedestrians to use the streets for recreational activity instead
loALa TIL One of the major themes of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the dangers of the printing press destroying previous forms of art- namely architecture.
rN4lM TIL of the world's longest humanitarian airlift, which provided supplies during the Siege of Sarajevo between 3 July 1992 and 9 January 1996
4mN TIL Korean baseball teams are named after companies that own them, not regions (an example is Samsung Lions)