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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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0LpL TIL: Flowers didn’t exist until dinosaurs and mammals were already roaming the earth.
p1kN TIL in 1977 singer Tom Waits was arrested outside a coffee shop for trying to stop men from bullying other patrons.These men were plainclothes officers,and Waits was charged with disturbing the peace.Waits disputed the charge,was found not guilty,and successfully sued the police dept. for $7,500
NXV81 TIL that mice can go into depression and empathize with other mice.
r0pM TIL that Salvador Dali created a painting called “Hitler Masturbating”. Nothing figurative about that title.