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TIL that landfills create enough heat that they can be used as a geothermal heat source

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JQZ4 TIL that Serbs were the victims of one of the biggest genocides carried out in WWII, Croation fascists killing up to 500 thousand Serbs, or close to 20% of the Serb population at the time.
4X7VR TIL that Japanese scientists hypothesized that zebras' stripes deter insects. So they painted black and white stripes on cows and striped cows had about 50% fewer biting flies land on them than unpainted cows.
OoK64 TIL of the Ghost Camaro, a highly modified muscle car driven by a Danish Special Forces solder, used during the Bosnian war to successfully deliver much needed aid to civilians
bg09 TIL: Most dinosaur bones, that have been discovered,are radioactive and are painted in lead paint to minimize exposure for tourists.
epVPD TIL: In 1973, Britain's "Black Arrow" rocket successfully launched from Australian soil and placed a satellite into orbit. Government arguments over who would fund continued development led to its cancellation, making Britain the only nation to abandon a successful space launch program.