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#DYK that pumped storage hydropower is by far the EU's main #EnergyStorage method?

46 GW capacity of pumped storage hydropower is installed in the EU, amounting to almost a quarter of the total global installed capacity!

More on EU energy storage 👉 https://link.europa.eu/7fhrR8
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#dyk

if all the animals along the equator were capable of flattery, then thanksgiving and Halloween would fall on the same date.

And another TRB Annual Meeting behind us! 😊 #DYK? This was the 105th AM... Yes, that's right, TRB is over 100-year-old! ⏳ Also, #TRBAM is the largest #transportation #research and #engineering event in the world. 🌎 This year's edition may have not hit a record for attendance. But I believe there were over 10,000 participants! 🙌🚁🛩️✈️🚀 #airports #airtravel #aviation #safetyfirst #wearewsp

#DYK? Air France has been painting its historic "crevette" (shrimp) logo on wingtips since 2013–adding what I find a very classy touch to the livery. The shrimp was the logo of Air Orient which merged with AF in 1933. ✈️ #airfrance #airtravel #aviation

First Person

We all have been playing First Person games for a long while now... But did you know one of the secrets on how they get the games to run as well as they do?

Some mods actually let ya see how this works in real time!
(Hidden Cheeto Alert)
#Avali #didyouknow #DYK #Knowledge #Furry

#DYK that server names in #OpenStreetMap are fictional dragons? Why dragons? Because “here be dragons” is a trope on old maps: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_be_dragons

You can view a list of all dragon names ever used and even suggest new ones on this wiki page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Servers/Name_Ideas

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#DYK? You can read the train speed in real-time when you ride the Alfa Pendular train in Portugal. 🇵🇹 Another fun fact... 162 km/h is not yet considered "high speed"! 😱 In Europe, it has to reach 200 km/h on legacy infra or 250 km/h on HSR. Lost in translation (and USCS/metric conversion)? 😉 Again, we got you covered... We talk about U.S. terminology here: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/28600/chapter/6#65. 🚄 #infrastructure #mobility #traingeeks #transportation

#DYK

.. das 10% der brasilianischen Wirtschaftsleistung (BIP) von deutschen Firmen vor Ort erschaffen wird?

.. wenn das die Leute von der Handelskammer erfahren ..

#justSayin #Merz

Oh! I didn't realize that Frontier Airlines let you bring your #bicycle for a fee. 🚲☺️ #DYK? Facilitating bicycle access to #airports can benefit both passengers and employees. At small and larger #airports. Learn more about this issue with our free guidebook: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/28600/enhancing-airport-access-with-emerging-mobility. ✈️ #airtravel #micromobility #mobility

Did you know...

If you play Katrina and the Waves' "Walking on Sunshine" and Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" in the same room simultaneously, you get Total Musical Conversion, and could power a small city with the released energy?

#physics #music #matter #antimatter #conversion #GloriaGaynor #KatrinaAndTheWaves #energy #DYK

Did you know?

International Popcorn Day is on the same day as the mass release of the Epstein files! Or at least, it will be.

#DYK #DidYouKnow #USPol #popcorn #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #MangoMussolini #Trump #pedophile #InternationalPopcornDay

#DYK: SENSEI is a dark matter experiment at SNOLAB that uses skipper Charged Coupled Devices (CCDs). This technology is commonly used in everyday digital cameras like those that you would find in your phone! 📸 Photo by Roam & Ramble Photography

Meet the Cephea cephea, sometimes called the cauliflower #jellyfish because of its resemblance to the vegetable. It can reach ~20 in (51 cm) in diameter! #DYK? The bodies of jellyfish are more than 95 percent water!
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #globalmuseum #museums

#DYK Der #TGV war zunächst mit einer #Gasturbine geplant. Mit der #Ölkrise Anfang der 1970er Jahre wurde das Konzept aber fallen gelassen weil unwirtschaftlich und der TGV wurde mit einem elektrischen Antrieb weiter entwickelt. Die #CDU versteht bis heute nicht, warum die #Franzosen damals nicht #Technologieoffen geblieben sind.

#DYK The average locomotive weighs about 400,000 pounds or 200 tons; it can weigh up to 6,000 tons. This makes the weight ratio of a🚗 to a train🚅proportional to that of a soda can🥫to a🚗. We all know what happens to a soda can hit by a car. #RailSafetyWeek #montgomerycountymd #MTA #MARCTrain #CSX

#DYK? The hairy frogfish can swallow prey nearly twice its own size! The “hairs” on this species' body, which resemble floating worms, draw curious prey closer… allowing the anglerfish to gulp down its next meal.
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH #globalmuseum #museums #fish

#DYK BC almost became part of the USA? You can read all about the summer of 1789, when BC's future was uncertain, in Trading Fate by Graeme Menzies. Happy #PubDay to this uniquely west-coast take on Canada's origin story! https://heritagehouse.ca/products/trading-fate

"My child is the size of an adult, they’re fine in the front seat.”
#DYK Front airbags deploy at over 200 mph & can seriously injure or kill children whose bones aren't ready for that type of impact. Keep kids buckled in the back seat until at least age 13. #ChildPassengerSafetyWeek #visionzeromc #montgomerycountymd #mdroads #mdtraffic

World Field Epidemiology Day 2025: Our Mark Making: Field Epidemia!

5 outline #DYK On September 7, 1854, John Snow issued his discovery to local officials in the onset of Broad Street Cholera and urged the removal of contaminated water pump handles. This behavior not only prevented the outbreak, but also changed the modern dynamics. On this important date, we observe the “World Epidemiology Day”, investigate, investigate, control and control public health threats to…

https://healthnova.io/world-field-epidemiology-day-2025-our-mark-making-field-epidemia/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social