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TIL that Ivanpah, a solar electric generating system inadvertently created a solar death ray and has killed a lot of birds.

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wLydW TIL that on March 29, 2018, Canadian accountant Scott Foster played 14 minutes in an NHL game, had 7/7 saves, and is one of 18 goalies in the NHL to have a perfect 1.0 save rate. He got to keep the team jersey he wore in the game but recieved no other compensation for his work.
P117e TIL there's a D&D game that's been going on for 40 years. The Dungeon Master became a history professor so he could craft more believable worlds for his game.
5YB7R TIL Buganda's Indigenous religion has a saying for when they pray to their gods for help “Lubaale mbeera, nga n'embiro kw'otadde" (pray for deliverance from danger, but start running too).
AD19x TIL working too much is an official cause of death in Japan. Called 'Karoshi' which literally means 'overwork death' it became a hot button issue mid to late 1980s, when several high-ranking businessmen who were still in their prime years suddenly died without any previous sign of illness.
6gE8 TIL there are “cancer villages” in China, where residents are hundreds of times more susceptible to cancer due to pollution.