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TIL that ‘one banana’ is a legitimate measurement unit for radiation exposure

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69wdJ TIL that wool from sheep grazed on solar fields is higher quality than traditional. Condensation drip-feeds grass below solar panels, greening even desert climates like Australia year-round, which leads to higher wool strength. Grazing sheep below panels prevents tall grass from blocking the sun.
XEwOQ TIL that a child prince from the Khwarezmian Empire was sold as a slave after the Mongols invaded their land and killed his family. He arrived in Egypt and rose among the ranks until he became Sultan. He then served the Mongols one of their first major defeats in history. A Historical turning point.
VDKk TIL Denzel Washington’s character in Training Day is based on a real life LAPD officer named Rafael Perez, who is suspected of playing a role in the murder of the Notorious B.I.G.
4k9gg TIL John Lennon initially accepted (1965) then returned his MBE in (1969). In (1997) Paul McCartney was knighted for his services to music. Ringo Star respectively in (2018). George Harrison said no to an OBE in (2000) because he felt he should’ve been knighted like his bandmate Sir Paul
p8w4G TIL pieces of Skylab were scattered around a part of Western Australia after its reentry into Earth. As a joke, the local government then fined NASA $400 for littering. It went unpaid for 30 years until a Californian DJ raised funds to pay the fine.