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TIL that 97% of the United States is rural.

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8a4nG TIL that there's such a thing as a "media bias chart" that is helpful in determining reliability in news sources
oB8BW TIL That capturing electricity from lightning would not only be inefficient, but also incredibly difficult.
DBjp TIL the Civil War had Nazi-like prison camps. In one of the worst, a one legged man, trying to escape being victimized by other prisoners, was shot in the face and chest, only to lay outside the prison walls suffering until he died the next day.
wLv98 TIL: In 2014, in the game EVE Online, a massive battle was fought over territory which ended up causing losses of $330,000 actual dollars because of the destruction of players' ships. EVE Online's currency is tied to actual dollar values and the losses for individual ships could cost up to $4,000.
jQnX TIL that China’s “SkyCity”, planned in 2013 to be the tallest building in the world and also to be built within record time of 90 days, is now a massive fish pond.