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TIL the cause of death of the Challenger astronauts is unknown

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5VlAn TIL the United States has purchased thousands of weapons’ worth of uranium from decommissioned Soviet nuclear weapons. It is estimated that one in ten lightbulbs in the US are powered by nuclear fuel removed from weapons formerly pointed at the US and its allies.
YyBd TIL: The original microwave output 3,000 watts and could cook a steak well-done in 50 seconds.
Adwa TIL from 2003-2009, only 130 people in China volunteered to be organ donors.
aw7wJ TIL that the loudest word ever shouted was "quiet". It was recorded in 1994 by an Irish schoolteacher and was 121.7 decibels.
VBQ6D TIL that the North Korean government runs an international restaurant chain to launder money