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TIL living near coal-fired power stations exposes people to higher radiation doses than living near nuclear plants

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b0Q0 TIL Rain Wilson originally auditioned for the role of Michael Scott in “The Office.” The producers didn’t like his audition, but offered him the role of Dwight. Not even the actor could get the role of regional manager.
Wb49 TIL when Benjamin Franklin died he left the city of Boston $4000 in a trust to earn interest for 200 years. By 1990 the trust was worth over $5 million and was used to help establish a trade school that became the Franklin Institute of Boston.
jN7Op TIL the sun is made up of plasma where hydrogen accounts for about 73.4% of the total mass or 92% of the total number of atoms. The other basic building block is helium, which accounts for 25% of the mass or 7.8% of the total number of atoms. Every second 6 million tons of hydrogen turns into helium
XEKA6 TIL that 10 percent of the population in the whole world are left-handed or lefties. Lefties use their brains differently but they encounter struggles like using scissors and computer mouse. But one thing's for sure, lefties are unique and favor to use their left hand
0wRMR TIL Hitler wanted to make Oxford the Capital of his new Kingdom, because he adored the architecture. This is also why Oxford wasn’t bombed.