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TIL Marie Curie’s papers from 1890’s are considered too dangerous to handle because of their levels of radioactivity. Even her cookbook is highly radioactive.

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nBoY TIL in 2004 North Korea demanded that the Czech Republic ban “Team America: World Police” from theaters. The Czech Foreign Minister relied “Obviously, it’s absurd to demand that in a democratic country.”
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