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TIL Russia has over 2,500 nuclear generators scattered throughout its countryside

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KY609 TIL that there was a 4th Crusade to retake Jerusalem. However, the crusaders got sidetracked and ended up sacking Constantinople, capital of the Christian controlled Byzantine Empire, and they ended up getting excommunicated.
j6ApX TIL that in Japan, Andre the Giant often had to poop in bathtubs because the toilets were smaller than they were in the United States
4kPmw TIL The largest human-made structure visible from space is not the Great Wall of China but El Ejido, a large complex of plastic greenhouses in the province of Almería, southeastern Spain
a8EVL TIL there is a "Level 2" rabbit added to Runescape that hits very hard and drops the "crystal grail"
nWlOr TIL that James Watt, inventor of the steam engine, also made musical instruments. He owned a fake name stamp for a famous flute maker, indicating he passed off cheap flutes as much more valuable.