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neDv7 TIL Adolph Coors III, heir to the Coors Brewing Company, was murdered in an attempted kidnapping.
1aAQX TIL the first firemen to respond to the Chernobyl meltdown stood above the burning core, which emitted radiation at 30,000 roentgen per hour. When they died a few weeks later, their bodies were so radioactive they were buried in coffins made of lead with the lids welded shut.
MelZ7 TIL of "Spocking Fives," where Canadians would alter five-dollar notes to make Prime Minister Laurier's features resemble Spock from Star Trek. "Spocking Fives" was so prevalent that later releases of the five-dollar note had a different image of Laurier with less resemblance to the famous Vulcan.
Eg090 TIL The Harvard University acceptance rate is higher than applying to be a NYC sanitation worker.
EgY7V TIL Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was buried at sea.