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TIL that Fukushima was ranked the same as Chernobyl in terms of damage/radiation released on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) category 7.

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KmrR TIL the wealthiest self-made woman in the world is a Chinese woman who had the foresight to export US waste paper, recycle it to China to make boxes and packing materials, which will be sent back to the US creating a never ending cycle.
wox6J TIL Richard Simmons and David Letterman had a falling-out in 2000 after Letterman sprayed Simmons with a fire extinguisher during a prank, triggering an asthma attack. Simmons returned in 2006, only to face another prank where his branded steamer exploded on air, forcing him to run for his life.
8ekja TIL about the Anti-Tank Dog. Dogs taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles and other military targets. It failed because they would train the dogs using their own tanks and would mine friendly tanks instead.
V8M8 TIL that rapper J. Cole once rented out a house in an upper class white neighborhood where he was recording his album. His neighbors suspected he was selling drugs. It resulted in an investigation and SWAT raid that cost taxpayers $1 Million. They found nothing.
X0Lpj TIL that Brazil's obsession with plastic surgery stems (for a large part) from the efforts of plastic surgeon Ivan Pitanguy to made it free. His "right to beauty"' campaign was influenced by his treatment of the many burned victims of the Niterói circus fire (17/12/1961).