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TIL that foreigners who visited Korea in the 17th Century were forbidden from leaving the country

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LkpYd TIL that in former soviet territories there are hundreds of small, abandoned nuclear generators (250W tops) in total disrepair.
XEVyP TIL Frogfishes have a stocky appearance and rarely swim, preferring to clamber over the sea bottom using their fins as feet. Typically, they take cover lying in wait for prey, and then they strike extremely rapidly in as little as 6 milliseconds. They are found in most tropical oceans. (gif below)
J1yy1 TIL computer servers are getting so hot and cooling them emits so much carbon (as much as the aviation industry), manufacturers are dunking servers into nonconductive liquid tanks to cool them and help their clients meet power usage effectiveness regulations
b9lnE TIL that born and raised in Mozambique student filed lawsuit against medical school in US for harassment and suspension for identifying himself as “white African-American.” He was told “never to call himself as an African-American" as it was offensive to others and to people of color.
De9g TIL that when you have logged in to facebook with a computer they can track almost everything you do on the internet as long as they are open in a tab. They can also take in data of websites that you used while it was down