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TIL Nuclear Winter is almost impossible because houses are no longer built from paper and whole cities don't burn up.

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b9NLQ TIL about Nutraloaf, a meat loaf found in prisons that is so bland that a court ruled that serving it to misbehaving prisoners is a "cruel and unsual punishment"
Wk9xd TIL that most people spend almost 12 hours of their 40-hour workweek preparing for and attending meetings.
xVD47 TIL when legendary drag performer Dorian Corey died, in her belongings they found a preserved body with a gunshot to the head, that she had kept for around 15 years.
eogb TIL “Low-background steel” is steel made before the first nuclear bomb tests in the 40’s because modern steel is contaminated with radionuclides because its production used atmospheric air
Eg9xw TIL World Snail Racing Championships was held from 2008 to 2019. The 2019 champion, Sammy the snail, covered the 13 inch course in 2 mins 38 secs.