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TIL of the Demon Core, a spherical mass of plutonium that killed and injured several scientists during criticality experiments

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b9KD7 TIL that the author of the Japanese horror novel, Battle Royale, had a nightmare where a teacher commanded him and the other students to kill each other. He vividly remembers the expression on his face and his own terror in the dream, which got him to write the book.
KOwG9 TIL that you are guaranteed a lawyer if you cannot afford one (in the U.S.) because a poor man was convicted unjustly, began reading law in prison, and wrote the Supreme Court, saying that he should have been given a lawyer despite his lack of money. He was retried and acquitted.
lxlG TIL when fed up with Congress then-senator Davy Crockett said “You can all go to hell, I’m going to Texas.” shortly before his death at the battle of the Alamo.
QJ5l9 TIL Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak is the cover model for Pulp's 1998 album 'This is Hardcore'.
8PbG TIL that an Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel