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TIL the total power of sunlight striking Earth’s atmosphere is estimated at 174 Petawatts. That’s 174 quadrillion watts.

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VBg10 TIL Helen Keller could tell by sniffing the air what building she was passing, when it was lunch, when it was raining & when the grass was being cut. She found the smells of New York City--crowds of people & traffic--as oppressive
7J4b TIL that in winter 2010,terrorists tried to wander in Moscow wearing suicide belts with cellphones wired to their belts. When someone texts, the bomb detonates. An hour before the attack was supposed to be carried, one of the bombers received an automated text thus killing her and failing the plan.
9wO0G TIL that researchers have developed a wearable bioreactor that, with just 24 hours of use, can induce long-term limb regeneration in adult Xenopus laevis frogs. This treatment led to significant tissue regrowth and functional recovery over 18 months.
8agbL TIL Common allergy drugs are linked to dementia!
NXBXJ TIL a plane once crashed because a passenger smuggled a crocodile on board