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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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yVKB8 TIL the phrase "under god" wasn't in the original Pledge of Allegiance, and wasn't added until 1954
8aLNV TIL that in September 1332 Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne, was attacked in the night by Scots rebels and narrowly escaped by riding bareback, naked from the waist down, all the way from Annan to Carlisle (about 18 miles).
J1DeB TIL about Phantom Settlements, fake/non-existent towns placed on maps to spot plagiarism
vPxvL Til that Matt Hannon, star of cult movie Samurai Cop, took part in an armed robbery stealing a Rembrandt painting from televangelist Gene Scott's University Cathedral in Los Angeles. He was later arrested and sent to prison.
XE0lR TIL A man from Spain skipped work for 6 years whilst still being payed before anyone noticed.