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TIL that a 17 year old Boy Scout created a homemade “breeder” nuclear reactor. The experiment wasn’t entirely successful, but the FBI had to intervene. He later died several years later due to unrelated causes

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W7QAY TIL that there is a sea on earth with no land barriers - and it even has its own animals.
yVL58 TIL that, as of 2020, China produces almost a third of the world's plastics at 31%, NAFTA comes in second at 19%, the rest of Asia comes in third at 17% and Europe comes in fourth at 16%.
x65ww TIL, vegan horseback riding, aka hobby horsing, is a sport.
LkrEP TIL that cars in movies don’t have headrests so you can see the actors better ????
9YLNr TIL Pete Maravich said “I don’t want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40.” and then played in the NBA for exactly 10 years and later died at age 40.