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TIL Disney World is legally allowed to build a nuclear plant in Florida under a 1960s law.

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NXm8E TIL in 2013 a kayaker was trapped by a crocodile on an Australian island for 2 weeks. Each time he attempted to leave in his 8-ft kayak, the croc (estimated to be more than twice that size) would chase him & block his exit. A local man rescued him after investigating a light coming from the island.
VoYm TIL that the birth rate in Japan is one of the lowest of any country to the point that the sales of adult diapers is greater than the sales of baby diapers.
nOdB TIL Venezuela had the world’s 4th highest GDP per capita in 1950; trailing only the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand.
ne8jb TIL That the letter sent to NWA by the FBI is now enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
jN0Wa TIL the world's first electric synthesizer (1897) was a 200 ton beast that used 4 steam generators to provide the 671 kilowatts of power it needed, and its signal was piped down phone wires to subscribers at homes and businesses