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TIL that all of the spent nuclear fuel in the United States could be safely stored in a building the size of a Wal-Mart

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yVGea TIL the Pokemon Snorlax is based off of one of the original game designers for Pokemon
1a7k4 TIL A printer's devil was an apprentice in a printing establishment who performed a number of tasks such as mixing ink and fetching type. Many notable men served as printer's devils in their youth,including Ambrose Bierce, Benjamin Franklin,Thomas Jefferson, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and John Kellogg
Qena TIL when a US Navy ship returns from deployment the first sailors allowed off the ship are sailors whose wives gave birth while they were away
R7k4 TIL Panko bread crumbs are made by passing electric current through the dough to bake it
4XQN5 TIL boiled potatoes contain a protein called proteinase inhibitor 2 (PI2). This protein may suppress appetite which is what makes everyone feel full.