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TIL that the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster impacted people as far away as Farmers living in Wales

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KOjQQ TIL of Throne of Blood, a retelling of Macbeth set in Feudal Japan
QNL69 TIL: In 1562, Spanish bishop Diego de Landa burned 27 Mayan manuscripts in front of the Maya people of Maní, Yucatan. This was an attempt to erase their memories of their Gods and beliefs so that they were more easily coerced into converting to Catholicism. Today, only four Mayan manuscripts exist.
VMPG4 TIL the material asbestos has been used by humans for over 4,500 years. In antiquity, a Sassanian king amazed his guests when he cleaned his asbestos napkin by throwing it into a fire.
B6GL TIL that in 526 AD there was a worldwide dust cloud that blocked out the sun for a FULL YEAR, resulting in widespread famine and disease. More than 80% of Scandinavia and parts of China starved to death, 30% of Europe died in epidemics.
wLmo1 TIL there is 1 recorded incident of a fish colliding with a plane. In 1987, a 737 which was taking off from Juneau, AK crossed paths with an eagle, which subsequently dropped its salmon onto the plane