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TIL lead is used as a coolant in nuclear reactors

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X0D6E TIL: Dogs don't have digestive enzymes in their saliva, nor can they chew side to side. Their jaws only allow for up-and-down movement because their diet doesn’t need as much chewing as ours does.
LQ0r0 TIL about “Old Sparky”. Tennessee’s electric chair is over 100 years old and is reportedly made from the wood of the former gallows
0wga5 TIL when Lance Armstrong was asked in an interview what he would do if he could go back in time and return to 1995 (the year he started doping), he said that he would "probably do it again."
Br8ne TIL that, in 1954, Betty White was criticized for having Arthur Duncan, a black performer, on her show. When the show went national, affiliates from southern states complained and Betty said "I'm sorry. Live with it" and gave Duncan more airtime. The show was soon cancelled.
5VeaQ TIL: the original red Gibson SG Special guitar used by Robby Krieger of The Doors’ to audition for the band, write “Light My Fire” on, and record the first two albums, was stolen from the band’s rehearsal room years ago. Krieger is now on a mission to find it, and is even offering a hefty reward.