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TIL that the biggest solar installation in the city of Perth (Australia) is at the city zoo. It powers 30% of the site and has panels on top of areas like the parking lot, elephant barn and reptile house.

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BrK5d TIL that Mozart's real name was "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart"
N9P TIL there are giant stone balls scattered around Costa Rica that scientists cannot explain
4XvLo TIL Of the Wanggongchang gunpowder factory explosion of 1626, in Beijing, China. It killed 20,000, and was heard 150km away. Victims were stripped of their clothing due to the force of the blast. The cause has never been determined.
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