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TIL NASA stated that the use of nuclear power saved an average of over 1.8 million lives between 1971-2009 as a result of lower air pollution though reduced coal usage.

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rRVN4 TIL that a dead fish can swim upstream when its body resonates with oncoming vortices.
a86eN TIL there is an artificial island in Maldives called Thilafushi, which was created as a landfill to help with the waste from the capital city Malé. This dumpsite has been neglected and abandoned for the last three decades and it is now just starting to see positive changes.
Y7O17 TIL that before WW1, Japan was seriously considering adopting Islam as its national religion until the West gained power and Japan dumped the idea
v1LZL TIL that the flag of Hawaii is the only US state flag to include a foreign country's national flag.
VBOQ4 TIL that John Rock, one of the creators of the contraceptive pill, was a devout Catholic