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TIL That Scientists discovered a species of fungus at Chernobyl that uses the gamma radiation from the nuclear waste as a food source

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GAX45 TIL : That Voyager 2 is actually older than Voyager 1
dY4Z TIL that Apu Nahasapeemapetilon’s children’s names are Lincoln, Freedom, Condoleezza, Coke, Pepsi, Manifest Destiny, Apple Pie, and Superman.
wLlJ6 TIL that Denmark held a general election during German occupation in 1943. In a disappointing result for the occupiers, the Danish Nazi Party won just 2.1% of the vote.
x6vy5 TIL in Waco Texas, 1916, a black 17 year old was severely mutilated and burned alive while 10-15,000 people watched and cheered. One man held his young son on his shoulder so he could see.
J1Yxj TIL in 1998 in a bar, 25 year old pro wrestler Big Show was harassed with derogatory remarks by a 30 year old man named Robert Sawyer, who is himself 6'6 (1.98m) and 220 pounds (100kg). After having enough, Big Show punched Sawyer, shattering the latter's jaw in the process.