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TIL up to 90% of all global deaths from acute radiation sickness since 1945 have occurred at a single facility: The Mayak Production Association in Chelyabinsk

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0wyQN TIL that scientists from the World Meteorological Organization developed six lists of twenty-one (21) names for tropical storms and hurricanes that rotate each year. Each letter of the alphabet has a name for a storm except Q, U, X, Y, and Z. Right now, we are on letter C, Cristobal.
4knER TIL that while only 2% of tornadoes (out of ~1,200 per year) in the U.S. are classified as the highest EF4 and EF5's, they cause more than 65% of all tornado deaths. Also, tornadoes are a global phenomenon that occur almost exclusively between 20-60 degrees north and south of the equator.
AlXB TIL Steve Buscemi was a volunteer firefighter during 9/11 and worked 12 hour shifts searching for victims
OoVwY TIL that helping people in poor neighborhoods plant flowers and spruce up empty lots can reduce crime. One experiment in Flint, MI reduced crime by over 50% in the neighborhood
0wyyv TIL That the modern display of the confederate flag is not what was flown by the majority of soldiers of the Confederate States of America, but is the battle flag of the army of Northern Virginia.