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TIL: California geothermal energy plant, The Geysers, uses treated wastewater to recharge their reservoir

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D1aPr TIL that earth has had 5 mass extinctions, and we are currently in the 6th.
0wo81 [TIL] Australia is the smallest continent on Earth. Oceania on the other hand is a region made up of thousands of islands in the South Pacific and is not a continent.
Oonng TIL Aussie slang or “strine” is often characterized by making words as short as possible; the story goes it developed by speaking through clenched teeth to avoid blowies (blow flies) from getting into the mouth.
a8Npo TIL the Lenni Lenape, the Native American tribe indigenous to the area between CT & DE, played a sport where 2 teams: 1 all men & 1 all women try to get a ball into the other's goal. The women can carry/pass/kick the ball & tackle. The men couldn't tackle & could only kick/dislodge the ball.
4XVXb TIL when hedge fund manager Eddie Lambert merged Sears and Kmart into one company he was hailed as the next Warren Buffett, capable of turning around struggling businesses. Today he is blamed for running Sears and Kmart into the ground