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TIL A chemist at a bomb factory accidentally pricked himself with a needle containing plutonium. He survived, and had radioactive pee for the next few years.

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dnnK TIL the 4 of july, 1946 was the Independence day from the United States of America for the Philippines.
dgoK TIL that Saddam Hussein’s love of a grilled fish dish called masgouf caused the U.S. to discover Saddam Hussein’s hiding place in 2003.
VMGjp TIL some people refer to the future being a head of them, but others refer to it as behind the back because one can not see the future. Also, the former tend to shift their bodies forward when speaking of the future while the latter shift their bodies backwards when speaking about the future.
Wk0N TIL Female penguins will sometimes engage in elaborate courtship rituals just to run off with a male’s pebbles. Also, prostitution.
eGWk TIL USS Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers are 50 times more stealthy than any destroyer currently in service. Advanced stealth technology allows the 610-foot long warship to appear as a small fishing boat on radar.