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TIL how nuclear power plant works

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wobeJ TIL that the adjective “Cytherean”, meaning of or relating to the planet Venus, was adopted by astronomers in place of “Venerian”, because the latter was too suggestive of sex. Another possible alternative, "Aphrodisian", was also rejected for the same reason.
4X76 TIL that the Korean DMZ is an involuntary nature reserve and is home to extremely rare tigers and bears
b68yZ TIL that in 2000, Robert Mugabe, then president of Zimbabwe, won the 1st prize jackpot in a national lottery organized by a government owned bank.
0kov TIL that a billboard can create 100 liters of water a day out of thin air!
0PeM TIL two men para-glided off of the top of Mt. Everest, touching down over 15 miles away in only 42 minutes and avoiding the potentially deadly 3 day descent.