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TIL, That 1 In Every 10 Europeans Were Conceived In An IKEA Bed

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awQb TIL that the supply of Plutonium-238, the fuel used to power Curiosity and other exploratory spacecraft, is nearly depleted and is no longer being produced by either the US or Russia.
8DVL TIL there are islands in the Pacific that have been inhabited by the Mutineers of the HMS Bounty, the Tahitians they brought with them, and their descendants for over 200 years.
0dmx1 TIL the UK engaged in reparations for slavery, but only for slave owning families. The British tax payers finally paid off the debt from this in 2015.
MedL0 TIL the best way to determine a bear's age is looking at a cross-section of its tooth. The outer part of the tooth has layers. During each hibernation, a new, narrow dark line forms there. During each growing season, a new light area forms there.
4XMoR TIL at the Battle of Megiddo, General Allenby won one of the most decisive victories during WWI against the Ottoman Empire. He attacked through the narrow Musmus Pass, a risky tactic he had learned from reading about Egyptian Pharao Thutmose III during the Battle of Megiddo in the 15th century BCE