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TIL the radiation levels in the US Capital Building are 55 times higher than the permissible levels of radiation exposure allowed by the EPA at the outer-most perimeters of nuclear power plants. Essentially, if the Capitol building were a nuclear facility, it would fail a safety examination.

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rN644 TIL passing high frequency sound waves through a liquid results in the formation of imploding microscopic bubbles that can be used to clean the inside of submerged objects in a process known as an ultrasonic bath
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vVp7 TIL that cabbage, kale, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, broccoli, Chinese cabbage and savoy are all the same species of plant, but have been selectively bred so much that they barely resemble the same genus, let alone the same species
Y77mx TIL "Cityspeak", the pidgin street language incorporating Japanese/Spanish/German/etc.. used in Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049 wasn't in Philip K. Dick's book, but was actually devised by "Gaff" actor Edward James Olmos while researching his character for the film.
6956Y TIL that Finland, the country of thousands of lakes, does not have that much water. The average depth of its lakes is only 7 meters, meaning that all the lake water in Finland combined is less than a fourth of the contents of Ladoga. However, to be fair, Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe.