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TIL that lead is a byproduct of radioactive decay.

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epgRJ TIL that microwaves heat food by doing it's best to twist the molecules to align with the wave, OR IN SHORT: food is trying to magnetize itself.
g58X TIL a German man broke into prison every night to visit his girlfriend
6EEnX Short answer: It's complicated
KOVZG TIL of Kathleen Wyatt who, despite being separated for 25 years and divorced from her ex husband for 20 years, was given leave by the UK Supreme Court to sue him for a £1.9m divorce settlement.
p8BLN TIL that the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director at the time, refused to acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. It was only when a local state trooper watched the home of mobster Joe Barbara on a hunch, that he stumbled onto a meeting of around 100 members, confirming their existence.