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TIL Homosexuality was still classified as an illness in Sweden in 1979. Swedes protested by calling in sick to work, claiming “they felt gay”.

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R7OZQ TIL Breeder reactors are a type of nuclear reactor which produce more fissile materials than they consume. They are designed to extend the nuclear fuel supply for the generation of electricity, The concerns about nuclear weapons proliferation have been one large impediment to creating breeders.
oRe8Y TIL Because rallies often take place on public roads (and use public roads to get to and from stages) Wolrd Rally Championship cars are registered, street legal vehicles complete with licence plates.
W7XpY TIL in the 19th century and before, there exists a Long s character that sometimes designated the presence of 2 s's in a row. It appears in the Bill of Rights.
ay9b TIL that the word “Barbarian” was invented by the ancient Greeks as an insulting term for anyone who didn’t speak the Greek language - to their ears, everyone else sounded like they were just saying “bar bar bar” all the time
PY6rn TIL that Sweden imports more live crawfish from the US than any other country, and 90% of all crawfish produced in the US is grown in Louisiana.