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TIL that in 2008 a computer virus was able to inflict actual physical harm on a number of people

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aEWb TIL when the incident at Chernobyl took place, three men sacrificed themselves by diving into the contaminated waters and draining the valve from the reactor which contained radioactive materials. Had the valve not been drained, it would have most likely spread across most parts of Europe.
5yKR TIL Raphael died after having excessive sex with his mistress
dnX7 TIL that in 2009, Coolio attempted to stage dive. Nobody caught him, he was beaten up and had his shoes stolen.
PY48V TIL four American presidents were neither Democrat or Republican but "Whig", a third political party that collapsed around 1855.
XJmk TIL that in 2003, the Jim Bean warehouse in Kentucky, leaked bourbon into a near by pond and ignited a fire vortex over 100ft tall, and was caught on tape