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TIL the Chernobyl power plant continued operating and producing power for 14 years after the infamous disaster, only fully shutting down in the year 2000.

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nW49d TIL that during the 1956 Hungarian revolution, British embassy staff, with the aid of Hungarian revolutionaries, were able to capture an abandoned Soviet T-54 tank and keep it in the British embassy long enough for British engineers to study the tank and determine its strength and weaknesses.
MepE0 TIL During the 1965 Shea Stadium concert of the Beatles, the crowd were cheering so loud that none of the band members could hear each other play, and Ringo had to look at the bopping heads of his band mates to keep time.
Y7V4P TIL about Satan Panonski, a Croatian punk rock musician, performance artist and poet who was known for his highly controversial live shows and tumultuous personal life.
9wxX TIL That you can watch the whole episode IV of Star Wars, in Command Prompt.
jdLX TIL Charlie Sheen reached a settlement with Warner Bros. and was paid for NOT doing Two and a Half Men.