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TIL that Today all Dutch trains are powered 100% by wind energy

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Ynwx TIL that you’re more likely to get sunburn while wearing sunglasses because the less sunlight that reaches your optic nerve, the less warning is sent to your pituitary gland which leads to more burns instead of tans.
yVXLM TIL that a few hours before their flight, cosmonauts are spun on swivel chairs, tilted on special beds, and deliberately disoriented to prepare for zero-G, especially to handle space sickness caused by leaving the planet
bAp7 TIL a Japanese trader once mistakenly issued a trade selling 610,000 shares for 1 yen. The trade should have sold 1 share for 610,000 yen.
PY5xZ TIL Hedgehogs are a food source in many cultures. Hedgehogs were eaten in Ancient Egypt and some recipes of the Late Middle Ages call for hedgehog meat.
4krR TIL that Socrates’ would walk, according to historians, with “ a swagger so intimidating that enemy soldiers kept their distance” and “barefoot and unwashed, carrying a stick and looking arrogant”