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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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ANK6w TIL Henry Kissinger was an Honorary Member of The Harlem Globetrotters
694j8 TIL Coffee contains two chemicals(Cafestol and Kahweol) which can significantly raise your cholesterol. Normal paper filters remove them, but unfiltered coffee is full of them. However, they may have anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.
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