› added 5 years ago

195

TIL First 13 Chernobyl firefighters were taken to Moscow and were treated according to Dr. Robert Gale's instructions and only 2 survived. Second group of 11 firefighters were taken to Kiev and were treated by a different method - all 11 were saved.

Read more latimes.com

via reddit.com

x6lbD TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team.
v1gv4 TIL - Coca-Cola Plus in Japan has five grams of indigestible dextrin, a source of dietary fiber that is known to work as a laxative. The Coca-Cola company advertises that it suppresses fat absorption from your meal.
6wp7 TIL that in some states there is a legal definition of being an idiot and that these people are not allowed to vote
M7yr8 TIL some Ancient Mesopotamian texts are… spicy (click LAOS 4, 13)
M7NDB TIL that the USA in 1856 enacted a law that allowed any USA citizen to take over an island if the island was full of bird shit....and unoccupied.