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TIL that After the Chernobyl reactor went into meltdown the pine forest surrounding it turned the colour of copper after dying from radiation absorption

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a806J TIL that in 1998 the World Trade Center was robbed by three criminals hired by the North Jersey Mafia. $1.6 million dollars were stolen from the 11th floor of the North Tower. This would be the last of a series of crimes committed at the WTC until 9/11.
LkBBp TIL that Pazuzu, the demon in The Exorcist, in ancient Mesopotamia was actually the enemy of Lamashtu, a demon that preyed on newborn babies and pregnant women
7RX7 TIL In 1901, Teddy Roosevelt presented his “Controlling the Trusts” speech to Congress shortly after taking the reins as President. In the speech, he asked Congress to curb the corporation’s power to “within reasonable limits”.
5VY1n TIL on the JH-7 fighter jet's maiden flight (12/07/1988), its engines started vibrating so wildly that by the time it reached the airfield, none of its instruments worked anymore since their connections to the panel had all shaken loose. Nonetheless, the pilot managed to land the prototype safely.
xDob TIL Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman did a sign language music video for Paul McCartney’s “My Valentine”, but both mistakenly motioned “tampon” instead of “appear”.