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TIL The K-25 Plant Cost 8.6 Billion Adjusted for Inflation

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4XlWa TIL after author James Frey was caught fabricating parts of his memoir A Million Little Pieces, Random House offered purchasers of the book a refund. To get this refund, they had to send in page 163 of their book & a sworn statement that they purchased it under the assumption that it was a memoir.
JYX08 TIL: Chickens' heads are gyroscopic. Move their bodies but their heads stay steady.
8eQy8 TIL Sklar has collaborated on recordings and tours with numerous musicians, including James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Linda Ronstadt, Phil Collins, Toto, and Lyle Lovett. Sklar has contributed his skills to well over 2,000 records as a group member, session musician, or touring musician.
R5Rlw TIL Jeffrey Dahmer accidentally roofied himself once instead of the intended victim, and he awoke to find that they had robbed him of several items of his clothing, $300, and a watch.
ElvV TIL Cameron Lyle, a college senior track and field athlete was awarded the NCAA’s Award of Valor in 2013 for ending his collegiate career one month early, ending his chances for a gold medal, in order to be a bone marrow donor to a 28 year old father with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.