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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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Bg8xd TIL Pancakes first appeared in recipe books nearly 600 years ago and they've been tossed for almost as long.
PXnO TIL in 1927 the US Supreme Court ruled it constitutional for the government to forcefully sterilize mentally handicapped people.
aw70L TIL Dylan McDermott was 5 years old when his mom died of a gunshot in 1967. Her death was ruled an accident at the time but Dylan was able to get the cold case reopened 40 years later. Through the new investigation they discovered a coverup and that her boyfriend (a known gangster) had murdered her.
j6Vma TIL Robert Kajuga, leader of the Interahamwe, had a Tutsi father
J1ww4 TIL that the current world speed record for a commercial train on steel wheels is held by the French TGV at 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph), achieved on 3 April 2007.