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TIL that China used more cement in the last three years than the US used in the entire 20th century

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QNRWp TIL of the Jewish superhero Shaloman, who had comics published from 1988-2012. His alter ego was a rock.
nXn7 TIL the Norwegians have their government outgunned by 16:1
4O8b TIL that Iceland gets 100% of its energy from renewable sources.
VZom TIL Oxygen is by far the most common element in the earth’s crust comprising almost half its weight.
R7OX1 TIL that the idea the humans had different races was challenged by the UNESCO statement on "The Race Question" on 18 July 1950.