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TIL: Russia had another nuclear disaster, almost as bad as Chernobyl that was kept a lot more secret. A reporter trying to get compensation for victims had to flee the country.

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gMlN7 TIL "fox tossing" was a favorite pastime of 18th century aristocrats. A couple would stand apart, with a length of cloth between them, and wait for a fox to be herded between them. At the right moment, they would pull the cloth tight, hurling the fox skyward. Whoever sent the fox highest, won.
m1JRR TIL that Tortoises and Turtles can feel their shell.
Z81VQ TIL That David Bowie wanted to make a musical adaptation of George Orwell's 1984
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