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TIL That one of the most radioactive things on earth is a smokers lungs. Smoking a pack-and-a-half every day exposes a smoker to a dose of Polonium radiation equivalent to 300 chest X-rays a year.

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rNddw TIL about Hannah ocuish a native American 12 yo girl who is believed to be the youngest person ever executed in the United States.
XymR TIL that in 1982 a scientist discovered an ‘impossible’ structure of matter and was universally mocked by the scientific community. In 2011, Dr. Shechtman was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
JQPj TIL until 1974, it was legal in Texas for a man to kill his wife’s lover if he found them in bed together.
glrW TIL On September 11, 1987, Dan Rather, upset at the evening news being delayed by a U.S. Open tennis match, walked off the set and when the match was over CBS was left with nothing but dead air for six minutes
yQbe8 TIL that Rebecca Burger, a 33 year old fitness blogger, died after a pressurized canister of whipped cream exploded and struck her in the chest