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TIL Microbes living within tree trunks and root systems generate massive amounts of methane (50-65 million tons of methane annually from wetland trees alone)

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m1WGo TIL that the forerunner of the bicycle, the Dandy horse, was invented largely as a result of the climatic changes brought about in Europe by the explosion of Mount Tambora (1815), which widespread crop failures which have led to the deaths of thousands of horses, means of transport at the time.
4kXxg TIL that Spain has the longest high speed rail network in Europe and is second in the world behind China.
8ak64 TIL Ferrari engines are musically engineered to sound perfect by utilising 3rd and 6th harmonics on the air intake, like a flute or organ
X0j1k TIL: If newborns are at risk of brain damage due to lack of oxygen, neonatal intensive care units will immediately cool them to 34°C/93°F to prevent an inflammatory cascade which can lead to runaway brain damage
ADRL7 TIL that the lead sound from Kygo’s Hit song Firestone can be made on the Novation Peak synthesiser. Watch the video and you will learn how its made.