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TIL a naturally-occurring nuclear fission reactor once formed in an African uranium ore deposit and ran for thousands of centuries.

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nWV0d TIL pilot callsigns are assigned to you by your "buddies", inspired from something stupid you did/say, your name, or your physical appearance. e.g. "Rat" for someone short and ugly; "Alphabet" if your name is too long; "Caveman" if you enjoyed survival training too much.
wL5gJ TIL that there is a fourth wise monkey which isn’t commonly included. “See no evil”, “Hear no evil”, “Speak no evil” and “Do no evil”
0mAR TIL that Winston Churchill, after being told that he could not drink in front of Saudi King due to the King’s religious beliefs, said “my religion prescribed an absolute sacred rite smoking cigars and drinking alcohol before, after, and if need be during all meals and the intervals between them.”
XEbv8 TIL Irene Triplett who died 2 months ago was the last living child of a Civil War veteran.
j6Ajp TIL Leonardo DiCaprio idolised River Phoenix as young actor and was desperate to meet him. He saw at a party but was separated by a crowd. Phoenix left the party and went straight to the Viper Room where he would die the same night