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TIL Nuclear Power Prevents More Deaths Than It Causes

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0pYR TIL as an April Fool’s Day prank, Sports Illustrated fooled the NY Mets’ fan base by successfully convincing them the team had signed Sidd Finch, a pitching phenom who could throw the ball 168 mph. He learned the “art of the pitch” in a Tibetan monastery, under the “great poet-saint Lama Milaraspa.”
pYoA TIL there is a “dream herb” - Calea Zacatechichi - that causes somebody to lucid dream if consumed relatively near bedtime. Not only that, but studies have found it increases dream recollection, vividness and frequency with a higher rate of efficacy than Diazepam.
e0BK4 TIL Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, was afraid of parrots
6eoW TIL that Apple discontinued use of the word “laptop” in its product manuals and technology because of the potential risk caused from using your laptop… on your lap.
Yo5W TIL If a pregnant mother suffers organ damage during the pregnancy the fetus can send stem cells to help repair the damage