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TIL there are more nuclear reactors powering ships (mostly military) than there are generating electric power in commercial power plants worldwide.

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grEkD TIL There are 30 min and 45 min Time Zones, like Iran, India, Myanmar and some parts of Australia.
e0rWE TIL about Leonid "Tarzan" Fainberg, a Ukranian mobster, who attempted to purchase a Soviet diesel submarine for the Cali cocaine cartel. He also owned a strip club named Porky's.
ZDxR TIL one species of firefly mimics the mating flashes of other fireflies to attract, kill, and eat them.
MoeA TIL During the Chernobyl meltdown, 3 people gave their lives diving in a radioactive pool, to open a pipe and prevent an explosion 10 times bigger than the atomic bomb in Hiroshima.
0waxL TIL: Hollywood only has 4% market share in India, compared to overwhelming dominance in other Asian countries like Japan ,South Korea and China.