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88%
PERCENTAGE of Portugal’s electricity supplied by renewable sources at one point in 2023. European nations are increasingly turning to renewable energies.
Source: Reuters
550 Years
AGE of a medieval ship that archaeologists recently began to reassemble after almost 2,500 pieces of it washed up in Wales. Many have referred to the project as the world’s largest 3-D puzzle.
Source: BBC
8,435
MILES that a juvenile bird recently flew, from Alaska to Australia, without stopping to eat or rest for 11 days. The bar-tailed godwit was wearing a satellite tag when it made the record-breaking flight.
Source: UPI