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TIL that nuclear power plants in the US are so strong that they can be struck by a large commercial airliner and still not release harmful radiation

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WQMd TIL that in 1981 DC police ignored repeated 911 calls and allowed 3 women to be raped. The womens resulting lawsuit was dismissed, setting a precedent that the police have no duty to assist, even if the emergency dispatcher says help is on the way.
788JL TIL it was theorized through the 19th century that the Arctic Ocean got warmer as it got closer to the North Pole. The "Open Polar Sea" could provide trade routes through an equator-like temperate climate to Asia, Europe, and the Americas. It was disproven by dozens of failed expeditions.
P4aJ TIL Eggs Benedict Was Invented As A Hangover Cure
o00A TIL the papal density of Vatican City is 2.27 popes per square km
RRp1 TIL the Romans had multi tools long before the Swiss made them.