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TIL Nuclear Generated electricity, by far, kills fewer Humans per Megawatt than any other source, including solar and hydro.

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BgeAW TIL Marilyn Monroe was actually Jewish, converting after marriage.
xrDb TIL that in 1953, Coca Cola attempted to persuade the US Treasury to mint a 7.5 cent coin; a can of Coke had been a nickel since 1886 and needed to be raised due to inflation, but they felt a dime was too much.
9wJNM TIL the Panathenaic Stadium, built in 330BC, is the only stadium made entirely of marble, was excavated and used in the 1896 Olympics, and and is still used for events today. Its record attendance of 80,000 was for a basketball game in 1968.
mxNDy TIL that when spiders ingest nanotubes, they weave silk reinforced with carbon. The spiders can make webs capable of holding humans.
BrBdK TIL that there was a Roman Emporer named Elagabalus, who would dress as a woman before prostituting himself in taverns, brothels, and the imperial palace. He took his charioteer, Hierocles, as his lover and wanted to be called a mistress, wife, and queen.