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TIL that there's a Fungi that absorbs radiation and is feeding on the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant.

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MegMB TIL that Magellan did not actually complete his circumnavigation of the globe. He died in the Philippines and the voyage was completed by Juan Sebastian Elcano
OGMJR TIL of the Love Canal Chemical Disaster where they built a school on a chemical dump site and eventually 950 residents were evacuated in Niagara Falls, New York
wZj8 TIL a 1988 UK government ban required news stations to overdub IRA speeches with an actor speaking in a neutral tone of voice.
ADp1l TIL that in 1887 a group of men added Susanna M. Salter to the mayoral ballot of Argonia, Kansas, as a prank to discourage women from running for office. She then won by a 2/3 majority and became America's first female mayor.
mgAP TIL a World’s Biggest Liar is an annual competition for telling lies, held in Cumbria, England. Politicians and lawyers are not allowed to enter the competition, because “they are judged to be too skilled at telling porkies”.