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TIL that 99.56% of guns in circulation are used for their intended legal purpose.

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7XLx TIL that trees in the red forest, a forest in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, are not decaying because organisms that recycle organic matter suffer from radiation as well.
yVv4a Today I learned about the Oh-My-God particle: an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected on 15 October 1991. As of 2023 it is the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed and the time of its detection it was traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951 times the speed of light.
694MY TIL after Tony Hawk complained about how bad the prototype skateboard emoji looked, he was invited to help redesign it
9vXp TIL Parks and Rec star Aubrey Plaza was kicked out of the 2013 MTV Movie Awards after trying to steal Will Ferrell’s award during his acceptance speech
eBAE TIL The snow used for the maze in the climactic scene of ‘The Shining’ was made from 900 tons of salt and Styrofoam. The snow was also used for the Hoth scenes in 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back’, which was filmed in the same studio later that year.