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TIL: The majority of microwaves that people think are broken can be fixed by replacing a simple fuse for less than a dollar!

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xaM0 TIL North Korea is the only country where the possession, sale, and cultivation of cannabis is completely legal.
MbD8 TIL that refining a 42 gallon barrel of crude oil yields 20gal gasoline, 7gal diesel, and 17gal of petroleum byproducts such as propane, ammonia and plastic material, totaling 44 gallons; a net gain of 2 gallons.
yVYep TIL: In the 1920s, the Radium Ore Revigator popular enough that the company could not keep up with demand. It was a water crock lined with radioactive materials (uranium). You would fill it up with water to irradiate it overnight. The irradiated water would cure arthritis, senility, and flatulence.
ywKV TIL In the Marvel universe, Santa Claus is actually the world’s most powerful mutant ever registered by Cerebro.
R7pYw TIL that scientists in Tel Aviv have found that soon after a bee flies past an Evening Primrose, the flower increases the sugar content of its nectar by 30%. Playing bee sounds has a similar effect, but there is no effect on the flower when other vibrations are emitted.