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TIL about Atomic Gardening, where plants are subjected to radiation in hope of creating useful hybrids. And it's still done today.

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awbBA TIL that despite having some of the top physicists in the world, including Werner Heisenberg, Nazi Germany was unable to build a nuclear weapon partly because they did not want to affiliate with "Jewish Physics" causing many scientists to defect to the US to help with the Manhattan project.
XB0D TIL Creed from the american show “The Office” is actually Creed Bratton, a former member of the band “The Grass Roots” and is playing a fictional version of himself in the show.
D1RDJ TIL about the, Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club. An over 100 year old club of black urban cowboys in the heart of Philadelphia. The tend to horses and teach the youth of the area how to do the same.
krYm TIL a death row inmate who avoided the electric chair accidentally electrocuted himself on a toilet
bZ6E TIL that the PlayStation arose from a cancelled collaboration between Nintendo and Sony to integrate a CD drive into the SNES