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TIL, Chernobyl wildlife flourished after the disaster, implying humans are more detrimental than severe radiation.

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69YNw TIL Octopus Wrestling was a famous sport back in the 60s.
LkZnr TIL About Debbie Mathers, Eminem's mom who not only tried to sue him for 10 million dollars in a "slander" suit, but also released a set of diss tracks with two unknown rappers to get back at Eminem for the things he said about her. She lost the suit and em released even more songs about her abuse.
P1Pxw TIL that Oscar Wilde did boxing whilst at university, and once defeated by himself, four students who attempted to ambush Wilde.
DQ4pg TIL the band Grateful Dead got its name in 1965 after Jerry Garcia found the term in the Britannica World Language Dictionary along with the definition "the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial".
b6OY9 TIL Vanna White sued Samsung over a robot turning over letters in an ad exclaiming it violated her personal rights.