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TIL that although you need to be 21 to purchase alcohol in the United States, states have the right to make exceptions to when a minor may consume alcoholic beverages

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loWLA Today I learned that there's evidence showing that video games can lead to improvement in attention span, vision, and pattern recognition.
KGW4 TIL Sony created a magnetic tape that can store 185 TB of data in one cartridge, the equivalent of 3,700 dual layer Blu-ray discs.
pYwRA TIL that coal, solar, and wind's combined capacity factor (actual electrical energy output over time when compared to theoretical output) is merely 8% better than just nuclear energy's capacity factor (92.5%).
Jn4B TIL China is home to the world’s largest wind farm which has a capacity equivalent to the United Kingdom’s entire wind power capacity. It’s capacity is slated to quadruple.
Xvmr TIL the Euro currency was designed featuring imagery of fictitious bridges to represent architectural stylings throughout time in Europe, also serving to not feature one country while discriminating others. The Netherlands then built the bridges anyways