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TIL that our use of "Nuclear Power" in "Nuclear Power Plants" is simply used to just boil water.

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Rdn1 TIL that during the Nazi occupation of France, the Nazis didn’t remove the American flag flying over the Marquis de Lafayette’s grave
oBGwL TIL the parents were conceived as the leads of sitcom Family Ties but positive reaction to Michael J Fox's character saw focus switch to Alex after the fourth episode
LXlQ TIL in Ireland, they leave Guinness out for Santa on Christmas Eve
XYp8 TIL in the 90’s, a major testimony about horrific acts committed by Iraqi troops, including infanticide, was fabricated in order to gain support for the first gulf war.
PY7eJ TIL As a child, as an alternative to a teddy bear, Jane Goodall's father gave her a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee - which started her early love of animals. Today, Jubilee still sits on Goodall's dresser in London.