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TIL Coal-fired power plants produce more radioactive waste than nuclear power plants

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VMRl0 TIL Fausta (2nd wife of Roman Emperor Constantine) fell in love with the Emperor's son. He refused her advances. She accused him of making advances. Emperor had his son murdered. Fausta was later rumoured to have had an affair with a slave. Emperor realised his mistake and had her boiled alive.
kkA5 TIL that George Clooney was asked to play himself in a sketch for the Movie 43 (the gag was that Clooney is bad at picking up women), and Clooney replied “No fucking way.”
yQoLw Today I learned about Jury Nullification, a process where a jury in America can find a guilty defendant not guilty if they feel the law is immoral or unjustly applied.
W7709 TIL about a failed 1850s rival to the telegraph, which involved pairs of snails and the hypothesis that snails formed permanent telepathic links after they had sex.
e0dRE TIL that it’s a myth that redheads need more anesthesia