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TIL about "The Demon Core", a mass of plutonium that was responsible for the death of two scientists on two separate occasions.

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logoV TIL the Sammy Hagar song "I Can't Drive 55" is a song protesting a US federal law (the National Maximum Speed Law) that had mandated a national speed limit of 55 miles per hour (90 km/h). The law was repealed in 1995.
rR7VW TIL Despite what we see in movies and TV shows, CPR is a brutal procedure that rarely works. Even when the patient is "brought back to life", their long term prospects are grim. But do your own research and decide if completing a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) form is in your best interest.
JYgJj TIL: In 2016 an octopus named Inky escaped from their tank at an aquarium in New Zealand and traveled down a 164 ft long pipe that lead to the South Pacific and sweet, sweet freedom.
Nl11 TIL Weird Al put six seconds of screaming and loud noises at the end of his album “Off The Deep End” after ten minutes of silence to scare listeners into turning off their CD player.
D7xV TIL that during the 1904 Summer Olympics Marathon, a Cuban postman who arrived last minute came in 4th despite running in street clothes that he cut into shorts and falling ill after eating rotten apples during a break he took in an orchard.