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TIL that a man spent 5 months in prison - unaware that his bail was $2.00

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9BjM TIL that in 1994 a 17 yr old boy used radioactive material from homemade items like clocks to build himself a nuclear reactor. Although it never came anywhere near reaching critical mass, it ended up emitting dangerous levels of radiation, likely over 1,000 times normal background radiation.
mdJy TIL being gay in India is illegal, and has been illegal since 1861.
9wYdp TIL Galileo's middle finger is on display at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy
ykDX TIL in 1958 Alaska was hit with a Mega Tsunami that measured 1720ft tall. Taller than the Empire State Building
dkmB TIL Hamburg has begun implementing a 20-year plan to become a car-free city, eliminating automobiles entirely across Germany’s second-largest city in favor of public transit, pedestrian and bike paths