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N7B61 TIL that two men in Brazil stole a teletherapy unit from an abandoned hospital and disassembled it in home. The two suffered vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness and unexplained skin burns. They sold the unit in junkyard and later found that it contains a radioactive material, exposing 249 others.
m1xay TIL the markup of wedding dresses is 3.9, meaning a $500 white dress costs almost $2000 if bought as a wedding dress. According to the study, even a dress sold as a "bridesmaid" dress costs 1.8 times more than a similar formal gown.
epZWk TIL of Hurricane Bawbag. It was a storm that hit Scotland in 2011 and was named after the Scottish word for scrotum.
aw7K9 TIL that Albert, King of Belgium, was the only WWI head of state to fight on the front lines alongside his men, and many Germans didn’t shoot at him out of respect. Additionally, he allowed his 14-year-old son to enlist and serve alongside him.
LQQ69 TIL that a Cuban military pilot defected to the US in a MIG-23, and later piloted a Cessna BACK to Cuba to exfiltrate his wife and children.