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TIL Chernobyl still has a number of inhabitants, including, but not limited to workers on watch and excluison zone personnel.

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BraaW TIL that Ella Slack is the stand-in for Queen Elizabeth II and takes her place for rehearsals of ‘televised engagements’. However, she’s not allowed to sit on the throne and has to ‘hover’ if she’s required to help frame certain shots.
848 TIL that Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Sean Penn, Chris Penn, Chad Lowe and Rob Lowe all went to high school together and made short films together.
yQjpX TIL in 2007 Australia spent $84 million on a porn filter. It was hacked by a 16 year old Melbourne student in about 30 minutes.
a04o TIL the second person ever to go down Niagra Falls in a barrel survived the feat. Later, he tripped on an orange peel and died.
6nxm TIL there is a restaurant in Germany that has been operating since 1135.