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TIL that energy creation from fossil fuels is very inefficient and about 2/3 of the energy is wasted. In contrast, energy creation from renewable sources is very efficient. That's why we only feed to replace about 1/3 of the fossil fuels we use today by renewable energy.

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1avb4 TIL That the maximum power that can be produced by one Horse is 15 Horsepower.
yQ5pJ TIL that according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Marlon Brando was paid a record $3.7 million ($15 million in inflation-adjusted dollars) and 11.75% of the gross profits for 13 days’ work on Superman.
yQNGX TIL that during World War II, Disney made animated films for every branch of the U.S. military and government. 90% of Disney employees were devoted to producing the animations. One film had Donald Duck in an nightmare were he worked in a Nazi artillery factory, and ate in very small rations.
kOVGE TIL of John Smeaton, an airport worker who kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the nuts. He would later be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal.
MMvV TIL when the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers play a home game, the stadium is filled with enough people to qualify as the state’s third-largest city.