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TIL that the giant blades from green energy-producing turbines need to be replaced as they fatigue, and they are piling up in landfills because they can't be recycled.

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7rYBb TIL In 2016, the U.S. Marine Corps changed 19 official job titles, such as “infantryman,” to a gender neutral alternative, like “basic infantry Marine.”
N8L1 TIL Dutch people eat the most licorice in the world.
v10OK TIL the Queen piece in chess was originally a Visier, akin to prime minister. In Europe, according to one theory, it changed to a queen during the 13th century as prominent European Queens (Eleanor of Aquitaine/Blanche of Castile) better reflected the role of a King's source of power and influence.
mxwox TIL: A master player of the Chinese strategy game Go has decided to retire, due to the rise of artificial intelligence that "cannot be defeated".
ZppE4 TIL: The Barrett Model M82 is the official rifle of the State of Tennessee