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Today I learned there’s a Norse god of skiing! ⛷️ 😳

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6EByl TIL about the Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP-1), a geothermal system that supplies heat directly from molten magma. It can currently generate 36 MW of electrical power. Magma power is regarded as one of the more promising future renewable sources of energy.
akA9 TIL in 2013, scientists sequenced genome of a horse that had been kept frozen for the last 700,000 years in permafrost in at Thistle Creek, Yukon, Canada
rN7BM TIL that there is a LEGO model called ‘Braille Bricks’ designed to help visually impaired children learn Braille through play. Each brick corresponds to a letter or number in the Braille system, allowing kids to learn tactile reading in a fun and interactive way.
dOxd TIL the composer of the opening theme to Samurai Jack was will.i.am
Z8E5D TIL Crocodiles can replace about 3000 teeth in their lifetime. Their teeth are hollow inside so the new one can grow inside the old ones and quickly replace them