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TIL an Australian court ruled that "cunt" is not an offensive word

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QNyp9 TIL that in 1984, 6,600 tons of radioactive rebar were distributed throughout Mexico and the U.S. after a radiation therapy unit was sent to a junkyard in Juárez, Mexico and converted into scrap metal. 814 irradiated buildings were ultimately demolished and 4,000 people were exposed.
KYmkJ TIL that in 1720, the House of Savoy traded the rich island of Sicily for the poorer Sardinia under pressure from European powers. Though a downgrade in land, it let them keep their royal title—setting the stage for their descendants to later control all of Italy.
695vW TIL that poisonous birds exist. They contain toxins in their skin which are dangerous to touch or eat.
oRWwL TIL compared to their overall weight, koalas have among of the smallest brains of any animal. They are so dumb that they cannot identify leaves as food and refuse to consume them when they are placed on a flat surface as opposed to branches.
LQl6Q TIL Microsoft didn't develop MS-DOS, but bought it off a programmer named Timothy Paterson in 1981.