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TIL from 1946-1993, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (medical waste-spent nuclear fuel/reactors) was DUMPED INTO THE OCEANS by 13 nations. Records are often incomplete/incorrect, and ~982,394 cubic metres of radioactive waste was dumped in all major oceans, seas around Europe and Japan, and the English Channel.

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4XnYR TIL 70% of the land in Britain is still owned by 1% of the population, largely descended from William the Conqueror’s army
E11XP TIL According to Global Drug Survey, Mushrooms are the safest drugs among the most popular drugs in the world. Meth is the most dangerous.
MDK0 TIL the soundtrack to ‘O Brother, Where art thou?’ is certified 8 times platinum.
wLRJo TIL that in 1216 Prince Louis of France invaded England and was proclaimed King of England with the support of many English nobles. Eventually the English changed their minds and paid him to agree that he had never actually been king, so Louis doesn't appear in any official list of Kings of England.
1D57 TIL Human Zoos existed. “These were popular human exhibits where whites went to watch Black people who were on display. The Black people were usually forced to live behind gates and in cages similar to animals in a zoo today.”