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TIL that a release of radioactive material in a nuclear waste repository in New Mexico in 2014 was caused by someone substituting inorganic with organic kitty litter.

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J4w4 TIL Haiti is the first and only nation established as the result of a successful slave revolt.
8QKV TIL that if Earth’s entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.
Rj47 TIL: John Moses Browning not only designed the M1911 handgun, but also the M2 50 caliber machine gun, the BAR automatic rifle, the 1887 lever action shotgun, the Auto 5 semi-auto shotgun, the Winchester 1894 lever action rifle, and many other designs and calibers.
1ajgd TIL Juice Company Dumped 12,000 Tonnes Of Orange Peels On Virtually Lifeless Soil, 16 Years Later, It Turned Into A Lush Forest
68Zl TIL that Shanghai’s population is 24 million, more than the entire population of Australia, packed into a city half the size of Sydney.