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TIL that a Nuclear Sub was decommissioned after an employee set it on fire to get out of going to work..cost $700 million dollars.

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LQL5m TIL that every human excretes up to half a kilogram of phosphorus through only our urine, per year. This makes urine the primary source of phosphorus in urban areas!
J11m8 TIL - The Airbus A380 has flown on 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel made from cooking oil and waste fats. The flight lasted 3 hours and used only 1 engine.
gMwj7 TIL that there is a link between pandemics and psychosis in the population
BraMk TIL a company in Maine was sued for $10 million because they did not use an Oxford Comma in their workers’ contracts
b6jQ TIL there is a man in NYC who digs through the cracks in sidewalks in search of gold and diamonds, making as much as $819 in six days.