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XBJP TIL that during the Three Mile Island incident, the government considered sending in terminally ill cancer patients to release a manual valve in the reactor
9v4m TIL Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia because Virginia’s only other college at the time, College of William & Mary, was too religious and did not have enough science courses.
QJYNM TIL about "uncuffing season" which is the time of year relationships formed during the winter end. As days become longer, serotonin in the body increases which could make people feel like they don't need their girlfriends and boyfriends and free to use the warmer weather to meet new people.
mxGvE TIL that Marlon Brando tried to purchase the rights to a movie about the Iran-Contra scandal using a former CIA connection. The CIA was able to derail this by creating a front company to outbid Brando for the rights. The man they put in charge of this operation was none other than Col. Oliver North
NgK1 TIL that on many major airlines, a pilot must eat a different in-flight meal to his co-pilot to minimise the risk of food-related illnesses compromising the flight.