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TIL: there is a city in Russia so contaminated with nuclear waste, that people check their food with a Geiger counter before purchase.

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yQ0Al TIL in 1998 Charlie Brooker caused a magazine to be pulled from the shelves for writing an article depicting children taking out their violent impulses on animals in the fictional 'Helmut Werstler's Cruelty Zoo'
XEV06 TIL there was a US Marine Sergeant in WWII named Hitler. When asked why he didn't change his name he simply said, "Let the other guy change his".
Oor8g TIL that in addition to ending WW1, the Treaty of Versailles also made it so that Bayer could no longer trademark "heroin".
v5bD TIL that a guide dog calmly led 30 people down 1,463 steps out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 despite the confusion, smoke, and noise around them. Once safe, the dog then helped a woman who was blinded by the debris.
LmPV TIL that there is a place in outback Australia where New Year’s Eve occurs thrice every year due to the intersection of 3 timezones.