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TIL about a two billion-year-old naturally occuring U235 nuclear reactor in Gabon, where unique geological conditions created a sustained nuclear reactor for 100,000 years

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6EjkY TIL one of the few times Pink Floyd allowed the music to be used for corporate advertising was a bizarre 1973 ad for Dole bananas.
wkYW TIL that a usually reserved Mr. Rogers found Eddie Murphy’s parody of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, titled Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood, both hilarious and touching.
loylV TIL that Schistosomiasis, the most deadly neglected tropical disease, can be cured for as little as a dollar
vPKKR TIL in 2018, a woman driving a Honda Accord was in a crash where everyone but her survived. Because a faulty Takata airbag ruptured, she was struck by bursted metal pieces, causing a 15cm by 8cm gaping wound to her left temple, a fractured skull and bruising and bleeding on her brain
1awjD TIL in Tropic Thunder, Kirk Lazarus says “I don’t drop character til I done the DVD commentary.” Robert Downey Jr. remains in character while filming the commentary for the actual DVD.