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TIL that during the Three Mile Island incident, the government considered sending in terminally ill cancer patients to release a manual valve in the reactor

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jk8j TIL Margaret Thatcher was reportedly more proud of becoming the first Prime Minister with a science degree than the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Br4Pe TIL that after Brazil's defeat in FIFA World Cup Final 1998, a parliamentary hearing into Nike's role in the national squad saw Brazilian senators ask football players questions such as "Whose role was it to mark Zidane"?
KOkvB TIL the brutal ruler Vlad the Impaler saved thousands of lives, on multiple occasions. He prevented huge battles by challenging the enemy general to a one-on-one duel to the death.
4XXpb TIL that in 2015, the NFL was flooded with complaints from colorblind fans after staging a Bills/Jets game in which the Bills wore all red and the Jets wore all green. It was supposed to be a "Color Rush" game celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NFL's first color transmission.
e0PQ4 TIL For years after movie The Taking Of Pelham 123 was released in 1974, New York City Transit Authority would not schedule any train to leave Pelham Bay Park station at 1:23. To this day subway dispatchers have avoided scheduling a Pelham train at 1:23 p.m. or a.m.