# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 1)

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**Created:** [April 13, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674 "2020-04-13T03:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-1/851674/1023 "2020-12-07T02:01:24Z")

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The next gen offshore wind turbines can generate enough power to electrify two houses for a day per rotation. I’m sure there’s a bunch of asterisks and fine print but it’s pretty impressive. The offshore generators are enormous even compared to the terrestrial ones.

> **[New Offshore Wind Turbine to Power a House for 2 Days With a Single Spin](https://interestingengineering.com/science/new-offshore-wind-turbine-to-power-a-house-for-2-days-with-a-single-spin)**
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> The company behind the turbine claims a single spin of it could power a home for two days. Get the details here.

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