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Today I learned about Thorcon, an energy company that is partnering with the Indonesian government to set up Thorium power plants that produce just as much as coal plants and cost less, as well as having no risk of meltdown, all the while being mass-produceable.

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JWnQ TIL a man cut his truck open after hearing a purring noise come from his parking car and found a stray kitten had lodged itself in the frame. He carefully drove to a Humane Society, where the cat was safely rescued. The Society set up a fund to repair his car, with extra money to help other animals
ep7YE TIL about Saturnalia - a Roman Holiday held between 17 - 23 December. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere.
kOd77 Today I learned that Mike Patton, lead singer of Faith No More, with a six octave range, provided the voices and sounds for the dark seekers in the movie I am Legend.
Yp9KA TIl along with reforming the church, Luther reformed the musical world by expanding Choral music, establishing schools for music exploration, and exploring new musical instruments. Future musicians such as Bach drew inspiration from his new approach to start their own musical language revolutions.
VMe7k TIL all button mushrooms used to be brown until 1926, when a mushroom farmer in Pennsylvania found a cluster of white buttons growing in his beds, which he cloned and began selling as a new variety.