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TIL the waste produced by coal power plants is more radioactive than that generated by nuclear power plants

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rRoJo TIL Charlie Day was offered a part on the network show "Life on a Stick." At the same time, his friends began filming their own show with no money. Day turned down “Life on a Stick,” which lasted one season, while "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" became one of the longest running comedies ever.
kJPjW TIL Nasal Regurgitation can happen when food gets stuck above the mouth and needs to be sneezed out.
NXmP8 TIL in 1945 a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building between the 78th & 80th floors, which killed 14 people and injured 26 others. Although on a normal workday, as many as 15,000 people worked in the skyscraper, but the crash happened to occur on a Saturday with only 1,500 present.
R7yO7 TIL that in the German concentration camp Sachsenhausen prisoners were forced to run marathons all day long to test shoes for the army and private shoe manufacturers. Those who stopped running due to exhaustion were shot.
0wNGv TIL that airplane food is heavily seasoned but your sense of taste is dulled when you're on an airplane.