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TIL that Coal power is more radioactive than Nuclear power.

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j67dQ TIL that Stepan Company is the only business in the United States legally authorized by the DEA to import coca leaves, and Coca-Cola is the sole company permitted to purchase and use them in its products.”
x6bG0 TIL that the coco de mer, a palm tree species found in the Seychelles archipelago, was believed in legend to have sex on stormy nights, due to the male trees' catkins looking like penises and females' fruits looking like butts. The legend states those who see the trees screwing will go blind.
pa9Q TIL that a Soviet underground nuclear test triggered an earthquake that measured 6.97 on the Richter scale and created a 2 km lake with the ensuing 80 million ton avalanche!
6EP8 TIL the entire world population could be fit into the state of Texas and it would only have the population density of New York City.
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