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TIL that Toshiba has made a micro nuclear reactor designed for smaller-scale applications like powering a single neighborhood

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WkYOX TIL that the divorce rate of marriages are no longer at 50%. Divorces surged in the 70s and 80s skewing the stat. Current divorce rates are around 15%.
e0nZD TIL that Sloth from the Goonies played for several NFL teams before his acting career, was a raging drug addict, and died at 38.
D1blY TIL that during the 50s til 70s the UK Foreign Office had a program of destroying or hiding files from its ex-colonies, as they gained independence, if they that could embarrass the UK government. This happened in over 20 countries and included documents pertaining to torture and racial biases.
5Yjy8 TIL That tap water is the most controlled "food" in germany and that it is so good that it beats mineral water in safety and even taste in many occasions.
ep6db TIL the Portuguese-Spanish border has its own name, "The Stripe".