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TIL that the primary nuclear reactor design in Canada (CANDU) is unable to be licensed in America or the EU as they forbid reactors with Positive Void Coefficients

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9ZaB TIL after being in a coma for nearly 8 years, Gary Dockery awoke suddenly and spent the day catching up with family. By the next day he could no longer speak, and he soon slipped back into the coma and never woke up again.
avjo TIL that Philadelphia cream cheese was first created in New York. It was named after Philadelphia because at the time, the city was renowned for its production of similar cheeses. Also, in Mexico, any brand of cream cheese is often referred to as “queso filadelfia.”
oBGaA TIL that people typically overestimate their physical activity levels by an average of 84%, and as much as 173%. This is because they don’t understand what is meant by moderate and vigorous intensity exercise.
pYOKQ TIL the earliest recorded autopsy was performed on the body of Julius Caesar. Only one stab wound (out of 23) would be fatal on its own.
kOey1 TIL that the term scapegoat comes from an old Jewish ritual where they would put all the sins of the townspeople onto a goat and then banish that goat from town sending the burden of their sins with it.