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TIL nuclear power is one of the cleaner and least wasteful forms of energy

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aJAM TIL the Curiosity sang “Happy Birthday” to itself on Mars to commemorate one year on the Martian surface
6EOem TIL Bob Barker plans to give all his money to animal causes after his death
KxmB TIL In 1998, a NY couple, Donald and Mildred Othmer, bequeathed $800 million to various institutions. Donald was a professor, Mildred a former teacher, they had no children and lived modestly. But back in the 60s, they invested their savings with an old family friend from Omaha, Warren Buffet.
Yk9r TIL in 2008 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled the 2nd Amendment was founded to protect an individuals right to use a firearm for self-defense and any lawful purpose such as hunting, in contrary to belief that it was only about muskets used to take down a tyrannical government.
6pr8 TIL that payed, a common misspelling of paid, is an actual word that means an act of sealing the deck or seams of wooden ships with pitch to prevent water leakage. This makes it an atomic typo(link in comments)