Things I learned lately 23 Oct

• Since 1980, solar photovoltaic module production costs have dropped an astonishing 99%, making solar the cheapest source of electricity in history.
• To help illustrate how much the efficiency of wind power generation has improved, an 18 megawatt wind farm commissioned in Alberta in 1993 had 57 wind turbines when it was decommissioned in 2016. There are plans to erect 5 new turbines in their place, representing the same 18 MW capacity with a significantly smaller footprint.
• Throughout the entire galaxy, wood is probably rarer than diamonds. (companion note in Small Things)
• The range of a Tesla Model 3 (long range AWD) is now 568 km.
• If you slow blink at a cat, it's practically the equivalent of smiling at them. They will often do the same thing back at you.
• The thing that sucks the most about wearing a face mask is that people can't always tell when you're smiling at them.
• Honey is a known dietary reservoir of C. botulinum spores and has been linked to infant botulism. For this reason honey is not recommended for infants less than one year of age.