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Little facts I find interesting

German police once argued that treehouses built to protect a forest from being destroyed by coal mining were a fire hazard that had to be removed to prevent the forest from being destroyed by fire. One person died when they evicted organizers from the forest.
Bacteria and archaea are immortal.
Only 22% of all the energy generated worldwide in a given year is used for household consumption.
29% of all the energy generated worldwide in a given year goes entirely unused.
70% of the energy stored in coal is completely lost when used to generate power.
Two-thirds of global net worth exists in the form of real estate.
Data centers currently consume 11% of of Ireland's power supply; it could reach 30% by the end of the decade.
Over the last year, major crime has actually gone down by 5%.
The number of U.S. estates actually paying estate tax *declined by 96%* over the last 20 years.
Arizona has been in a drought for twenty-six years.