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TIL nuclear power accounts for 78% of France’s electricity production.

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e07Ak TIL while Richard Nixon was on a trip to the Soviet Union in 1959, high levels of radiation were detected the room he was staying in. Secret Service purposely argued about the radiation and how to handle it in an area they knew the Soviets had bugged. Three hours later, the radiation disappeared.
WkNWL TIL from 1683 to 1871, British men typically purchased their commissions to serve as Army officers. It was a cash bond that helped guarantee good conduct, as well as acting as a filter to keep out lower classes, and the money was returned after an honorable retirement.
rROX1 TIL Puritans were actually pro-sex for pleasure, and would censure parishioners who denied their partner sex or 3+ months.
rReYo TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson refuses to use BCE and CE and still uses BC and AC to honor the reality that it's a Catholic invention.
gr5M8 TIL that Mike Tyson went bankrupt in 2003. Despite having earned $400 million from boxing, examples of reckless spending included $6.3 million on luxury cars and $580K on his 30th birthday party. He has improved his financial situation and now receives $900K/month from his cannabis company, however.