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TIL all 100 nuclear reactors now operating in the U.S. were built on or before 1977

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nex9G TIL That the current London Bridge is only about 40 years old, and the original 188 year old bridge is now in Arizona.
9l0M TIL that, after Harry Houdini piloted the first airplane over the skies of Australia, he proclaimed that the world may forget his performances as an escape artist, but they would never forget he was the first person to fly a plane in Australia.
RpeQ TIL in the London riots of 2011, the looting and vandalism which took place throughout the city was almost totally avoided by bookshops. One man said his store would probably stay open during the unrest, stating: “If they steal some books, they might actually learn something.”
mxBGo TIL about crossed letters, they consist of two different sets of writing, one written horizontally and the other perpendicularly. This was done during the early days of the postal system in the 19th century to save on expensive postage charges and to save paper.
OowO1 TIL Decaf Coffee was accidentally discovered when a train car got soaked with sea water which removed the caffeine