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TIL Norway gets 99% of its electric power from hydropower

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aVlA TIL researchers polled 250 children regarding their opinions on clowns; all 250 children in the study reported that they found clowns frightening
yVoml TIL that when writing in the Hanunó'o script, used for an indigenous language in the Philippines, right-handed and left-handed people often write texts that are mirror images of each other, both in letter orientation and writing direction.
4kDxo TIL from 1775 - 1779, the United States printed a currency called "Continental Currency." The currency was rapidly depreciated due to excessive printing and banknotes were so worthless that people stopped using them after 1781.
nJbB TIL that when Anne Richards was running for Governor of Texas in 1991 her opponent Clayton Williams shot himself in the foot (figuratively) by stating “ Rape is like bad weather…if it’s inevitable lay back, relax and enjoy it..”
Mex0a TIL In 2014, highly trained snipers nearly knocked out power to Silicon Valley and were never caught.