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TIL: Nearly 70% of Jewish people are lactose intolerant

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wo6WW TIL that in 1959 the Omaha VA Hospital purchased a nuclear reactor for $154,000, it was in operation until 2001 when it was dismantled for security concerns following 9/11.
4XOba TIL that Eritrea, a small African dictatorship of a country, is one of the worst places in the world for human rights. Every 18 year old Eritrean is conscripted to the army in which the conditions are said to be practically slavery.
WkKP9 TIL that the Ingenuity helicopter uses many off-the-shelf parts including a Snapdragon 801 processor, parts from SparkFun, and Linux. It's also significantly more powerful than the Perseverance rover itself.
nevxd TIL that Iron Man started filming before the script was finished. As a result, most of the dialog in the movie is improvised because the director felt that it would make the movie feel more natural
e4Vk TIL that the Iowa Supreme Court ruled that segregation in schools was illegal in 1867, making Iowa one of the first states to integrate its schools.