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TIL a Glasgow art venue/nightclub uses specialized technology inside its dancefloor to collect the body heat of its dancers and converts it into renewable energy to power itself.

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OoOQ1 TIL Founded in 1898, the focus for Belgium's Royal Museum for Central Africa has shifted from the degradation the Congolese people faced under Belgian rule to an anthropological celebration and a space for contemporary African art. After a $84 million facelift, it became the AfricaMuseum in 2018
ZpM5o TIL that the Italian city of Naples was not founded by the Romans, but was founded by the Greeks in 600 BCE; its original name was Neopolis ("New City").
OomLL TIL Natives in Canada had a traditional gift giving holiday nearly identical to Christmas called Potlatch until it was outlawed for being unchristian, hundreds of natives were sent to prison for continuing to celebrate it from 1921 until the law was finally repealed in the 1950s.
gYY4 TIL that it’s cheaper to fly to the USA to buy Adobe CS6 than to buy it in Australia.
awl7o TIL that Julia Child’s first job was with the US Office of Strategic Services (predecessor to the CIA) during WWII. One of her accomplishments was developing a recipe for shark repellant for the OSS. Her husband was also OSS when they met. The CIA has released her files to the public.