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TIL a coal power plant gives off at least ten times more radiation than a nuclear power plant due to the elements in the ash.

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roXW TIL in 1930 two brothers created the first car radio which was called a “motorized victrola” which they shortened to Motorola.
BgoL TIL that sanctions against Iraq in the 1990s are estimated to have killed over 500,000 children. When confronted with this statistic, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright remarked that this cost was “worth it” to promote regime change
jglE TIL ‘The Starry Night’ depicts Vincent Van Gogh’s view from the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum.
59yr TIL there are at least 67 different moons orbiting Jupiter, three of which could have potentially habitable environments
oBvR TIL There was a time when more bicycles then cars were sold in the US - 1972, ‘73, and '74