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TIL body odor is worse when wearing polyester because of Micrococcus, a type of bacteria that flourishes on polyester

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rDyy TIL about the Integral Fast Reactor, a nuclear reactor that is fully sealed and will not require refueling until the end of plant life. It is also meltdown-proof, and can reuse its fuel many times by reprocessing fuel using robotic arms sealed with the reactor. None exist today because of politics.
nkyY TIL Jaimee Foxworth who played the youngest Winslow on the show “Family Matters” (Judy) was written out of the show with no explanation after asking for a raise. She went on to star in porn under the name “Crave”
ZB4 TIL Despite having helped win WWII by cracking the German Enigma code, and being the father modern computers, the British government still refuses to posthumously pardon Alan Turing for convictions relating to his homosexuality.
4XwrR TIL The great conjunction is the time where Jupiter and Saturn meet. It coincides with winter solstice this year.
neNAo TIL in the late 1960s some researchers reported that catnip gave people a marijuana-like high when smoked, but it turned out they had simply mixed up the two plants.