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TIL that the United Kingdom has invested in the world's biggest stockpile of plutonium (well over 100 tonnes) that could either provide us with thousands of years of unlimited energy or become a massive financial and environmental white elephant as nobody can agree on what to do with it.

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WVkd TIL: In the USA, there are SWAT & Narcotics teams who receive no federal, state or city funding. They are expected to self fund by seizing and selling criminal assets.
l7GQ7 TIL "A True Story", the earliest known work of fiction to include travel to outer space, alien lifeforms, and interplanetary warfare, begins with an explanation that the story is not at all "true" and ends with a lie that their future adventures will be described in the upcoming sequels.
yZoa TIL there is a birth deformity called bilateral Stahl’s ears which can result in a person being born with elf-like ears
78PxM TIL that honey never spoils! Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old, and it is still perfectly edible.
A7jB TIL that MTV’s 16 and pregnant has been linked to a decrease in teen pregnancies