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TIL that 440 nuclear reactors provide 10% of the worlds total electricity.

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W7y9Y TIL The Parthenon in Athens was largely intact for over 2000 years. The heavily damaged ruins we see today are not due to natural forces or the passage of time but rather a massive explosion in 1687.
v1y58 TIL that after being faced with budget problems during the filming of Titanic, James Cameron offered to give up his share of future profits but the studio didn't accept his offer as they believed it was an empty gesture because the film would have no profit
Drnj TIL Bookkeeper is the only English word with three pairs touching.
wol8 TIL 1970’s NASA Scientists believed that we would have giant cylindrical space stations… Just Like Halo…
16nVW TIL that the 3rd largest coral reef in the world is in Biscayne National Park, which is unique for being 95% underwater.