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TIL America buys old Soviet warheads to convert to nuclear energy, providing 50% of their nuclear energy.

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ynZv TIL that there has only been one confirmed case of a person being hit by a meteor. Ann Hodges was napping on the couch when the rock broke through her ceiling, bounced off her radio and bruised her upper thigh.
P4Bw TIL Iron Maiden wrote a song based on Dune, the classic sic-fi novel. The band initially wanted to name the song “Dune”, but were met with the following message upon requesting permission: “Frank Herbert doesn’t like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden”.
x97D TIL that the US government rejected several mobile hospitals, water treatment plants, 1 million barrels of oil, canned food, bottled water, 1500 doctors and 26.4 metric tons of medicine from Cuba and Venezuela for the people of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
yVlEV TIL that in cities with a chronic nuisance ordinance, properties with tenants who call 911 too often can deemed nuisance by the city which imposes fines on the property owner. This normally leads to evictions and business closures regardless of the fact that the 911 calls were legitimate.
ADmGB TIL between 2013-2014 there were 15,500 dogs killed by other dogs; 95% of the killings were done by pit bulls alone.