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Til: Montana (380,800 sq km) is larger than Germany (357,500 sq km) population 1 million vs 83 million

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nWj5b TIL young horseshoe crabs use their flap shaped gills called book gills to paddle through the water.
5YgR8 TIL that Portland has started generating clean energy by replacing some water pipes with pipes that contain turbines. The turbines generate electricity from water that is already flowing under the city. The pipes are expected to generate $2,000,000 worth of renewable energy capacity over 20 years.
kODZm TIL the father of John Hume, violinist who died in the Titanic, received a bill for his unreturned, rented uniform. The father did not pay.
4kBab TIL tha in the United States, peanut butter must contain at least 90% peanuts. If it contains less than 90% peanuts, it must be labeled as 'peanut spread'.
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