Things I learned lately 10 May

• There are more people employed by green energy jobs in Canada than are employed by the oil sands. (Source: The Globe and Mail)
• Tesla now makes 60% of the world's lithium ion batteries (by kWh).
• Russian halvah is made from sunflower seeds. Usually, it's made with sesame butter (tahini). (I tried it too)
• In California you have to request a straw. I think they've mostly switched to non-plastic ones too.
• Despite being home to enormous geothermal potential, Canada is the only country on the Pacific Ring of Fire that doesn’t use the resource to produce commercial-scale energy.
• Home Depot could have been called 'Bad Bernie's Buildall' if an early investor hadn't intervened.
• With nearly 5,000 wineries, California produces 81% of all US wine and sells 241 million cases of wine a year.
• Google's unusual "death benefits" include paying the deceased's spouse or domestic partner 50% of their salary for 10 years. What's more, all of the dead Googler's stocks vest immediately. Each child of the employee receives $1,000 per month until age 19, or age 23 for full-time students. There's no tenure requirement.