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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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BgoML TIL the buyers of the Art Basel Banana did not purchase the work itself but a certificate of art to replace the banana according to the artist’s instructions when it goes bad. It will still be considered a Cattelan.
PY1WV TIL That in Gavle, Sweden each year they build a yule goat for the holidays; and almost every year vandals burn it down.
4MDw TIL a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18 after needing 13 liters of blood during a major chest surgery at 13. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood more than 1,000 times, saving over 2,000,000 lives.
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