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TIL Opossums kill 5500 ticks every week

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1aAQX TIL the first firemen to respond to the Chernobyl meltdown stood above the burning core, which emitted radiation at 30,000 roentgen per hour. When they died a few weeks later, their bodies were so radioactive they were buried in coffins made of lead with the lids welded shut.
ZpgrR TIL in 1959 a white man from Texas disguised himself as a black man and traveled for six weeks on greyhound buses. After publishing his experiences with racism he was forced to move to Mexico for several years due to death threats.
DDNv TIL that the Gretzky brothers hold the NHL record for the most goals scored by a set of brothers, with a total of 2,861. Of which Wayne scored 2,857 and Brent scored 4.
e0PBn TIL The apple variety "Red Delicious" only exists because the unwanted apple seedling managed to regrow after being discarded.
Rd07 TIL that the name for the coffee company “Starbucks” comes from Captain Ahab’s first mate in the classic novel Moby Dick, who was named Starbuck.