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TIL how nuclear power plant works

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woyVM TIL The axolotl, a type of salamander native to Mexico, has an incredible ability to regenerate not just its limbs but also its heart, spine, and parts of its brain without scarring.
wL6X8 TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) from Beauty and the Beast (1991) sang “Tale as old as time” in a single take after being initially against it because she thought her “aging singing voice” wasn’t suited for the song.
6E8gQ TIL: In the movie Gremlins (1984) monkeys were supposed to provide the special effects. The test monkey panicked when the mask was put on him and he ran around the editing room screaming and pooping everywhere.
dPZQ TIL there are only 2 surviving species of monotremes (mammals that lay eggs), the platypus and the echidna, both of which are only indigenous to small areas of Australia and New Guinea.
Bg7QL TIL that gooning is a form of legal kidnapping in the US where a parent can hire someone to kidnap a kid they think is troubled at night to bring them to boarding school or behavior modification facility.