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TIL that in 1984, British Railways deliberately crashed a train carrying nuclear fuel to prove its safety.

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yVxOV TIL in 1981 Tom Petty voiced his objections when he found out that MCA was going to list his album 'Hard Promises' at $9.98 instead of the usual list price of $8.98. After Petty threatened to name the album 'Eight Ninety Eight' or to even withhold it entirely, MCA decided against raising the price.
yVXaa TIL that the green code from the movie The Matrix (1999) was inspired by a Japanese sushi cookbook.
YypP TIL Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.
9wr0Q TIL scientists believe they had the first "communicative exchange between humans & humpback whales in the humpback 'language.'" The 20-minute exchange occurred while they were studying intelligent communication in nonhuman species to gain insight that can aid in processing extraterrestrial signals.
nWrEG TIL A Japanese YouTuber sparked outrage from viewers in 2021 after he apparently cooked and ate a piglet that he had raised on camera for 100 days. This despite the fact that the channel's name is called “Eating Pig After 100 Days“ in Japanese.