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TIL: After the Chernobyl disaster, the soviets held a “May Day” parade to calm the public. The parade was exposed to deadly levels of radiation and all records of the event soon disappeared from the National Archives. The organizer committed suicide.

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XEVyP TIL Frogfishes have a stocky appearance and rarely swim, preferring to clamber over the sea bottom using their fins as feet. Typically, they take cover lying in wait for prey, and then they strike extremely rapidly in as little as 6 milliseconds. They are found in most tropical oceans. (gif below)
nXKW TIL That Wagon trails from the Oregon Trail are still visible today
Mep07 TIL of Stephen Milligan, a British politician who was found dead naked except for a pair of stockings and suspenders, with an electrical flex tied around his neck, a black garbage bag over his head and an orange in his mouth. It's believed he died accidentally as a result of autoerotic asphyxiation.
awljo TIL Hitler's chauffeur, Erich Kempka, left the bunker with a group of others after Hitler's suicide. They got rid of their uniforms and disguised themselves in civilian clothes. Soviet soldiers found the group, and insisted they join them and drink vodka in celebration of victory.
kOe8m TIL Elvis once left in the middle of a recording session to fly over to Denver to sing in a funeral for a police officer that was killed on duty