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TIL that Aztecs raised Chihuahuas in order to eat them
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Today I learned about Thorcon, an energy company that is partnering with the Indonesian government to set up Thorium power plants that produce just as much as coal plants and cost less, as well as having no risk of meltdown, all the while being mass-produceable.
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TIL that treadmills were originally used as punishment for prisoners.
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TIL that a school in Poland is named after an Indian Maharaja, in honour of him providing shelter and free education to hundreds of Polish women and children after they had to escape Poland due to the World War 2.
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TIL that US soldiers in Vietnam saw 6x more combat than US soldiers in previous wars, because helicopter deliveries drastically cut downtime spent waiting for supplies
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TIL that Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role for Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels.