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TIL that 440 nuclear reactors provide 10% of the worlds total electricity.

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lXmN TIL that during the week of 4 April 1964, the Beatles held the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 singles simultaneously. This feat hasn’t been accomplished by any other artist to date, the closest being 50-Cent, who placed three titles simultaneously.
W7YPX TIL that Suddam Hussain personally responded to a letter he received after 9/11 from a United States citizen. He offered his condolences and explained his initial reaction.
ywRl TIL of Ken Allen, an orangutan who became famous for escaping from his enclosure at the San Diego Zoo 3 times in the 1980’s. He would peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals and never acted aggressively. Other animals even followed his lead and began escaping, too.
L7QV TIL of Superman: Red Son, an alternate universe where Superman landed in the Soviet Union instead of America. He is described as a “Champion of the common worker who fights a never-ending battle for Stalin”
jJlp TIL that Johnny Depp got matching tattoos with Damien Echols (an innocent man who spent 18 years on death row)