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TIL The Netherlands has nuclear waste facilities that double as art museums

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JYQG8 TIL Scotts Miracle-Gro helped create a type of grass that's resistant to weed killer. It escaped its lab and spread across Oregon, becoming an unwanted weed with no easy way to kill it.
l7vA5 TIL that Magnus Carlsen intentionally plays non-book "inaccuracies" during opening (moves he knows aren't the best), in order to force the game into a non-book position, so his opponents will have to think for themselves instead of going by memorized opening theory.
8aMN4 TIL: The element Thorium has a half-life of 14 billion years, which is the age of the universe.
OoyJ4 TIL a bone marrow transplant recipient’s blood type eventually changes to match the blood type of the donor.
Wkjn4 TIL An unusual friendship between a Female Grey Wolf and a Male Brown Bear was spotted every night for 10 days straight, spending several hours together between 8pm to 4am. They would even share food together.