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TIL firefighters responding to the Chernobyl nuclear accident described their experiences of the radiation as "tasting like metal", and feeling a sensation similar to that of pins and needles all over their faces.

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MeWjA TIL that the Ghostface mask was developed for novelty Halloween stores between the 1991/92 season by Fun World employee Brigitte Sleiertin as part of a "Fantastic Faces" series. It was eventually discovered by film producer Marianne Madalena and became the mask for the killer of the Scream films.
dkmB TIL Hamburg has begun implementing a 20-year plan to become a car-free city, eliminating automobiles entirely across Germany’s second-largest city in favor of public transit, pedestrian and bike paths
rRKmW TIL Eminem gave Sir Elton John a pair of diamond encrusted cock rings for his wedding eremony
xVXNw TIL American politician and former vice president Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) argued against the idea of a standing army, comparing it to a standing penis: "An excellent assurance of domestic tranquility, but a dangerous temptation to foreign adventure."
wLQWM TIL that Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are able to fly across the Golf of Mexico, a distance of 500 miles, in one 20-hour non-stop flight. This requires more calories than the bird's weight, so they prepare by doubling their fat mass. They expend the entire caloric reserve during the flight.