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TIL France gets 78.8% of its electricity from nuclear power, more than any other country

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xVQXw TIL: The term coevolution is used to describe cases where two (or more) species reciprocally affect each other's evolution.
eBV5 TIL While clinking glasses with others while saying ‘Cheers!’ you’re suppossed to keep eye contact and not look elsewhere.
wLnDP TIL the third wife of emperor Claudius, Messalina, was so bold that she publicly married another man while Claudius was out of Rome, apparently in a coup attempt against the emperor. Claudius was informed and found his family's heirlooms in the new husband's home. The pair were predictably executed
wo6oE TIL why Roman concrete was and is so strong!
0wQlM TIL Being forgetful makes you smarter. The primary function of memory is to improve decision making, so forgetting irrelevant details helps you to make more informed and relevant decisions.