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TIL China built roughly one windmill an hour in 2009

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VMgrD TIL there are mysterious ancient stone cart tracks all over Malta, some of which disappear over cliffs and reappear at the bottom of the ocean.
R5oXj TIL A dive watch bezel only turns counterclockwise as a life saving measure. If it is accidentally bumped it will subtract time from the dive and prompt the diver to surface early rather than stay under for too long.
yVJGV TIL that Mel Carnahan was the first person to be elected to the United States Senate posthumously.
aw8WZ TIL University of Michigan researchers discovered that far fewer couples who drank together reported negative attitudes toward their marriage. The study found that when one partner drank while the other abstained, marital dissatisfaction spiked.
rRWWo TIL organizers of the Woodstock festival claimed to the authorities in Bethel, NY, that less than 50,000 people would turn up, despite selling 186,000 tickets in advance. The festival ultimately drew an audience of over 400,000, and both Bethel and NY State banned such events in its wake.