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TIL that Australia uses the motion of the ocean to generate zero-emission electricity and desalinate water simultaneously

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QNjp6 TIL Neil Armstrong claims he said “One small step for A man…” but the “A” was dropped in transmission
69QxX TIL About Operation Milagro where Cuba and Venezuela are providing vision-restoring surgeries for free in 35 countries
8e1XK TIL when the Guinness World Records stopped monitoring the record for the longest time to stay awake in 1997, the record holder at the time was Robert McDonald who stayed awake for 18 days 21 hours and 40 minutes in 1986.
J1rO1 TIL Worldwide in 2024 there were 212% more births than deaths ... 119 people died per minute & 252 people were born per minute.
DDjY TIL in 2012 alone, 6500 US military veterans committed suicide, accounting to roughly 22 per day.