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TIL in 1972, natural nuclear fission reactors were discovered in Gabon, Africa. They operated for a few hundred thousand years and generated an average of 100kW of power.

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1DDV TIL the state of Mississippi allows you to drink alcohol WHILE driving, as long as you remain under the legal limit of .08 BAC.
yVjge TIL that the speed of light was first estimated in the 17th century by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer, not by using any advanced technology, but by observing the motion of Jupiter's moon Io.
woEME TIL there is a garbage patch in the Atlantic ocean that is three times the size of France.
KaNB TIL that the President of the United States is not allowed to appoint any of his/her close relatives to the Cabinet
5YDgR Today I learned that a thousand year old garlic and onion medical recipe was an effective antibiotic ointment.