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TIL Wind power is China's third-largest source of electricity at the end of 2021, accounting for 7.5% of total power generation.

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P1GNe TIL in 1980, a group of men planted a bomb containing 1,200 lbs of dynamite in a Lake Tahoe hotel with the goal of extorting $3 million. During the disarming of it, the bomb went off and destroyed parts of the hotel, causing $18 million in damages.
PYgve TIL that the Bald Eagle (the national bird of the United States) is one of the greatest conservation success stories ever. Populations dwindled in the 1900's due to the insecticide DDT which caused eggs to break. After the banning of DDT, eagles can now be found in 49 out of 50 US states.
8egyZ TIL that if you fart during surgery, it can cause an explosion
x6AjD TIL that in 1973, Canadian Rosella Bjornson became the first female commercial airline pilot in North America.
b99Y9 TIL in 1985 a drunk student hijacked a Boeing in Trondheim, Norway demanding to talk to the prime minister. He later surrendered in exchange of more beer.