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TIL That France finished building a nuclear reactor in 1985 that never entered operation. The project cost over $4 Billion dollars, and the old nuclear facility is now a theme park.

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PY6mw TIL Isaac Newton was so obsessed with religion and alchemy that he wrote far more words on them than he ever did about gravity or optics.
l7oA TIL That Tom Hardy (Bane) needed 3 inch heels to be the same height as Christian Bale so he could look him in the eyes.
5VwGk TIL a plane can go faster than the speed of sound but not make a sonic boom
4XaYa TIL a village in far east India where around 50000 Amur falcons were hunted every roosting season till 2012 has now become 'Falcon Capital of the World' and migrating population has quadrupled from 2012 level.
gMWoL TIL that in 2002, China discovered 27 listening devices installed in a Boeing 767 which was going to be used as the Premier's transport. The Chinese allege that the devices were installed by the CIA while the aircraft was undergoing maintenance in Texas. The CIA and White House refused to comment.