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TIL that a man was injected with Plutonium without his knowledge or consent and survived for 20 years, eventually surviving the highest radiation dose known for any human

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neYoB TIL that the mountain in the Paramount Pictures logo is a real mountain named "Artesonraju" in Peru, and not simply an artist's depiction of a mountain.
GA1N1 TIL that rubies are just red sapphires.
YpNRP TIL that the Mississippi river was once five miles wide and whales swam up it from the gulf of Mexico. The remains of these whales have been found in Michigan.
nDDr TIL The US Supreme Court Officially Recognizes Video Games As Art And Protects Them Under The First Amendment
poZZ TIL For every human killed by a shark, humans kill approximately two million sharks