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TIL of Raymond Robinson who was so badly injured in a childhood electrical accident that he could not go out in public without fear of creating a panic, so he went for long walks at night.

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R7nO8 TIL that when The Beatles first met Elvis Presley for the first (and only) time in August 1965, they were so starstruck that Elvis said that he would go to bed unless one of the band members spoke to him. The Beatles ended up spending between 2 and 3 hours with him.
PY0aG TIL Green Bay, Wisconsin has a population of 100k - despite this every Packers home game has been sold out since 1960 & the wait time for season tickets is 30 years
4XxWa TIL - Serial killer Joel Rivkin once sued the state for his solitary confinement, stating it was unconstitutional. He sued for $50,000 for each of his 1,540 days in solitary confinement (totaling $77 million) and lost
d80DB TIL The world's largest concentration of nukes is housed 20 miles NW of Seattle, and it's defended by trained dolphins.
V440 TIL that the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster before Chernobyl which contaminated up to 20,000 square km of land. Despite their attempts to hide the incident the CIA knew all about it, but they also covered it up to prevent the growing US nuclear industry from panicking.