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TIL that the multi-billion dollar radon mitigation industry is based on scientifically-debunked linear no-threshold curve, scare tactics, collusion between EPA and radon "professionals", and in fact, all scientific studies show that radon at household levels result in a DECREASE in cancer incidence.

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a9dJ TIL A survivor of Auschwitz is looking for his missing twin on Facebook.
V1B TIL that Jack Nicholson made $50 million for playing the Joker in Tim Burton’s BATMAN. That’s a lot of 1989 bucks!
NpKN TIL An elephant’s digestive system produces enough methane gas each day to propel an automobile twenty miles.
Opyg TIL that in May of 1993, a Japanese Doomsday cult situated deep in the Australian Outback reportedly set off some form of an explosion that registered as seismic activity.
P1WPe TIL that Laurence Olivier's brother in the film "Marathon Man" was played by a German acrobat well-known for performing contortionist shows while drunk. He was onboard the Hindenburg and escaped by replicating his act. He was briefly considered a suspect in its destruction due to his quick escape.