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TIL Medieval Peasants generally received anywhere from eight weeks to a half-year off. At the time, the Church considered frequent and mandatory holidays the key to keeping a working population from revolting.

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gMRp9 Today I learned about Thorcon, an energy company that is partnering with the Indonesian government to set up Thorium power plants that produce just as much as coal plants and cost less, as well as having no risk of meltdown, all the while being mass-produceable.
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BrgYK TIL Eaths magnetic poles flip on average every 200,000 - 300,000 years. Last time it flipped? 780,000 years ago.
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