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TIL that many “Exit” signs are not powered by electricity, but instead lit using Tritium gas, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen

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0wEaL TIL Mickey Mantle said his favorite moment at Yankees Stadium was getting a blowjob under the right field bleachers during a game after pulling his groin, which prevented him from having sex with her
NaeN TIL that during the Battle of Britain, German ace Adolf Galland was asked what his pilots needed to defeat the British. He replied “I should like an outfit of Spitfires for my squadron”; Galland had found that the British fighter was much more maneuverable than his own Bf 109 aircraft.
W7y6o TIL the paintings of Washington crossing the Delaware were by a German artist, and the original was destroyed by Allied bombing in 1942.
69LdZ TIL the version of "Earth Angel" by The Penguins that became an unexpected hit had only been recorded by the band as a literal garage demo; drums on the track were muffled with pillows so as to not overwhelm the vocals. A neighbour's pet dog stopped many takes by barking.
o6jA TIL that Larry Swearingen is scheduled to be executed in November despite the fact that he was literally in jail on unrelated charges at the time of the crime.