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TIL The Titanic Was Found During a Secret Cold War Navy Mission

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neO4o TIL thieves stole a radiotherapy unit from an abandoned hospital and sold it for scrap. The caesium unit was opened and admired for its mysterious blue glow. Hundreds fell ill and 4 people died of radiation poisoning.
xoQo TIL Quarters minted before 1964 are worth about $5 when melted down
KY68w TIL about the liking gap, which is that people you meet like you more than you think. Psychologists found that "people systematically underestimated how much their conversation partners liked them and enjoyed their company."
M70G8 TIL that "Clint Eastwood" is an anagram of "Old West Action".
m1wrM TIL that Count Von Count on Sesame Street is lore accurate because vampires suffer from arithnomania