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TIL Stalin’s body double was teased in school because of the resemblance with Stalin

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dD4xQ TIL That France finished building a nuclear reactor in 1985 that never entered operation. The project cost over $4 Billion dollars, and the old nuclear facility is now a theme park.
RwdQ TIL all four daughters of Karl Marx were called Jenny.
NvbM TIL that California now requires that jurors be explicitly told that a rape conviction can be based on the accuser’s testimony alone, without corroboration.
M8JV TIL children have been sent to the emergency room after eating excessive hot Cheetos consumption and appearing to have bloody poops. Spicy snack contains a lot of red food dye, it can turn the stools of people red or orange.
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