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

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YpX6Z TIL That the vast majority of meth labs in the U.S. are located in the Midwest, with Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee home to as many labs as the rest of the U.S. combined
69eGY TIL Breathalyzers are extremely inaccurate and overestimate the Blood Alcohol Content about 25% of the time and vary about 15% from actual BAC. People with diabetes, or a fever, or who have used chemicals like oil-based paint will register BAC over the legal limit even if they've had no drinks.
J16n1 TIL that Steven Spielberg is an accomplished Eagle Scout and started filming by taking his dads movie camera on scout trips. At age 17, he wrote and directed his first independent film called Firelight that would later inspire Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
nepmr TIL that Taiwan's navy operates a submarine still operational since 1945, making it the longest-serving submarine in the world.
epMGn Today i Learned about "Killer" Jim Miller, an outlaw who reportedly killed over 50 men. During his execution, Miller was reported to have shouted, "Let 'er rip!" and stepped voluntarily off his box to hang.