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TIL: When the power goes out in an area, the majority of people who utilize rooftop solar panels (the form most commonly used by the public) will lose power along with everyone else; even when still in direct sunlight. A solar battery can be installed to use this power later but isn't the "norm".

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loVL5 TIL That Albus Dumbledore's Chair From The Harry Potter Films Was The Inspired By The Coronation Chair AKA King Edward's Chair.
dDRnK TIL when there's less solar radiation, temperatures on Earth go up. This is because there's less solar magnetic shielding against cosmic rays, so radioactive carbon-14 in the atmosphere goes up. Evidence of this is trees contained more carbon-14 during the last Medieval Warm Period.
9YR5B TIL that when driving a car in Albania, you are required by law to have in your car: a first aid kit, headlamp beam deflectors, a fire extinguisher, a basic emergency repair kit, a warning triangle, a reflective vest, and spare bulbs
kOGLe TIL: Attacking a hurricane with a nuclear weapon is a bad idea (and not just because of the obvious fallout)
8jJX TIL of Louis Slotin, Manhattan Project physicist who died horribly after his screwdriver slipped and accidentally caused a runaway nuclear reaction.