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TIL the largest power outage in U.S. history was caused by a software bug in an alarm system and knocked out power for most of the Northeastern U.S. and parts of Canada

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lAl7 TIL an unauthorized Greenpeace publicity stunt timed to coincide with global climate talks in Peru may have destroyed part of the 1500 year-old Nazca Line Hummingbird tracing. The group failed to take proper measures to protect the area, according to their own photos.
b9NxE TIL Canada had considered annexing the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean region. In the 1980s, local islanders in favor of joining the Canadian federation reached a peak support of 90%.
Oo917 TIL the Asian golden cat is a medium-sized feline native to SE Asia. The most conspicuous features of this cat are the distinctive off-white markings on the crown, face and cheeks, and its roundish ears and long tail. Little information is available on its behavior, range and population in the wild.
N7r9N TIL that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is so loud, it’s acoustic sound waves heat up the surrounding atmosphere to almost 2400 degrees Fahrenheit
A5Ex TIL of Timothy Tyler who is serving life in prison without parole for mailing 5.2 grams of LSD to a friend.