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TIL Coal fired power stations emit 100x more radiation than Nuclear power stations

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16ObP Today I learned that Pakistan and India want to kill each other. I follow world politics for a while now but just now I read an article (Wiki Page) about the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan. It kinda blew my mind to be honest.
VJD8 TIL John Cusack has trained in kickboxing for over 20 years and is a sixth-degree black belt.
gM5ly TIL that Queen Elizabeth is not the oldest state leader. The oldest leader is Mahathir Mohamad, PM of Malaysia, sitting at 94 years and 227 days
rNopM TIL that in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, three men ended up on the roof of a hotel that was on fire. A nearby military officer, fearing they’d fall and burn alive, ordered his troops to shoot them.
YDZv TIL There is a non-profit that operates boats that pick women up in their country where abortions are illegal then sails out to international waters (where Dutch laws are in effect on the ship) to perform the medical abortions