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TIL that the ash from coal power plants contains uranium & thorium and carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding environment than a nuclear power plant producing the same amount of energy.

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PYlkO TIL NASA funded a project (1960s) to learn how to communicate with dolphins. The experiment went awry, and trainers began giving handjobs to the dolphins.
ADjDl TIL about the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac, 200 or so wrecks of abandoned ships, most from WWI. It has become a unique ecological system full of fish, birds, and other wildlife and opportunities for archeological discoveries. In 2019 it became a National Marine Sanctuary.
o6PK TIL - Greyhounds are universal blood donors, and with few exceptions, blood from any greyhound can be given to any other breed of dog.
x6epb TIL Native Americans have stories of Bigfoot-like creatures dating back over 1,000 years and modern claims of similar creatures, including the Skunk Ape, Fouke Monster, Momo, and others persist in the US. Europe, Asia, and Australia report similar animals, the Almas, Yeti, Yeren, Yowie, and more.
Z8D0a TIL of Roger Babson, a man who hated gravity so much, he established a research center to find a way to defeat it.