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TIL about a group of 15 people who are living full-time deep inside Chernobyl's 30KM "exclusion zone". These people either refused to leave or went back to their homes after the 1986 disaster.

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neLr7 TIL that slugs used to be used as lubricant on wheels
b6LOQ TIL of Banjawarn Station, which is a 4000 square km sheep station in western Australia In 1993, it was purchased by the Japanese Aum Shinrikyo cult, allegedly for mining operations. On the May 28th 1993,a large fireball and seismic disturbance was spotted from just south of the site by sensors.
9mEX TIL that babies born in international waters have their birth place listed as “AT SEA.” Those born in the air where no country claims sovereignty are listed as “IN THE AIR”
ePYb TIL fleeing the Japanese in WWII Burma, a group of refugees spent two days carving a 270-foot staircase into a mountain so that they and 52 elephants could escape
8a7ea TIL three poachers broke into a reserve to hunt for rhinos and ended up being eaten by a pack of lions.