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TIL that nuclear fission can occur naturally. 2 billion years ago, multiple reactions took place in what is now known as Oklo

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e0mY6 TIL Marvel Comics G.I. Joe #21 (1984) was a completely silent issue. Writer/Artist Larry Hama wanted a complete story - beginning, middle, end, conflict, characterization, action, solid resolution - without the word balloons, captions, and sound effects.
7O5p TIL The Senator, once the fifth-oldest tree in the world and largest pond cypress, was burned to the ground by a meth addict.
MBa8 TIL in 1995, an ESPN cameraman captured Fenway fans having a threesome during a game.
R0n9 TIL FDA rejected Aspartame [APM] (infamous sweetener in Diet Coke) several times for EXTREME health risks. The CEO of the company who owned patent on APM was made head of FDA by Reagan administration. APM was instantly approved for consumption. Today, APM is the largest artificial sweetener in USA.
Br81b TIL: In 1943 Winston Churchill called upon Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 to allow the English Navy to lease ports in neutral Portugal. This gave England access to the Azores Islands and helped change the Battle of the Atlantic.