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TIL America buys old Soviet warheads to convert to nuclear energy, providing 50% of their nuclear energy.

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GA1EG TIL a border collie named Rico was the subject of the first published study on gifted dogs. The research showed that Rico understood 200 words. He also responded correctly to the word for a new object after hearing it just once. This suggested he had the canine equivalent of the ability to fast map.
NZLP TIL Post-it Notes were invented from a glue no one could find a use for.
Vbb0 TIL that up until 2 years ago, Hawaii cops were allowed to have sex with prostitutes.
rR0r0 TIL that Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury made a song together
WkAO9 TIL of Sable Island, a small Island off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. This tiny sand filled island (which only has a single tree) is famous for having caused over 350 shipwrecks. It’s also famous for having a random population of almost 500 free roaming horses.