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TIL that German police were not able to bring a jewel theft case to trial because their DNA evidence matched two identical twins who each denied culpability. Both walked free

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ApN7 TIL that in during WWII, Cambridge professor Alfie Maddock was working late into the night, and spilled the UK’s entire supply of plutonium, 10mg, onto a wooden table. He cut a hole in the table, burned it, and managed to recover 9.5mg of it from the ashes.
OGDAX TIL that the USA only has 10 actual fjords, of which 7 are in Alaska, 2 in Washington, and 1 in New York. Norway has 1,190 fjords.
b6Daj TIL they celebrate American Thanksgiving in the Netherlands.
kJLle TIL that in 2009, Christopher Nolan’s older brother, Matthew, was arrested and charged for the murder of an accountant in Costa Rica. However, Matthew never stood trial due to a lack of evidence.
RjvQ Jet/planes are tested by blasting 800 gallons of water per minute, ice balls, and dead chickens at running engines to assure that they hold their form.