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TIL Coal and gas are far more harmful than nuclear power

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61xX TIL that the Ulfberht swords were so advanced in their time (800-1000 AD), that the same technology didn’t appear again for a 1000 years in Europe.
LXm0 TIL that a recent survey showed that 29% of Americans thought cloud computing had something to do with an actual cloud, the sky, or something relating to the weather. 51% believed that bad weather would interfere with it.
Od8X TIL 15 years later, nearly 40,000 people have health conditions related to exposed toxins from 9/11
WwJB TIL that due to never setting a formal day of statehood, Ohio didn’t technically become a state until 1953
9YmnQ TIL that adding water to anise-flavored liqueurs and spirits (like sambuca and absinthe) turns the drink into a milky color. This spontaneous emulsification is known as the "ouzo effect."