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TIL that nuclear energy is the safest energy source in terms of human deaths - even safer than wind and solar

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PYQDw TIL Michael Jordan once tipped a waitress a $5 chip for bringing him a drink. Wayne Gretzky stopped the waitress, removed the $5 chip, grabbed one of the many $100 chips on Jordan’s side of the table, and gave it to her. Then he said, "That's how we tip in Las Vegas, Michael."
wLZyP TIL all audience members on Judge Judy are paid actors and in order to be able to attend a taping of the show, the actors need to be a member of the Screen Actor's Guild (although some exceptions are occasionally made)
grAg7 TIL the 'Longest' word has 189,819 letters and takes three hours to pronounce
7rX4x TIL about perpetual stew, a stew containing whatever is on hand and added to as needed. Constantly kept above the “danger zone”, it can be in the same pot for years if always above 140f, creating a perpetual cycle of adding and removing from it. It was often a staple of medieval inn meals.
X04GQ TIL scar ectopic pregnancies can happen in Caesarean section scars and are increasing in incidence