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TIL that the first US nuclear reactor is buried outside of Chicago.

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4ajb TIL There was a large swastika made of larch trees in Germany that went unnoticed for 55 years
PYbdL TIL that braille was originally invented by the French Army out of necessity after soldiers were being killed because they used lamps after dark to read combat messages. Soon after, Louis Braille, an eleven year old blind boy simplified it into what we use today.
vPwkD TIL Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety
EwOX TIL that Ava Gardner once swam naked in a pool belonging to Ernest Hemingway. He ordered that the water never be changed.
4XMY6 TIL while the average American musician made $35k in 2017, only $21,300 of that was generated from music-related ventures, and 61% of surveyed musicians said that "music-related income is not sufficient to meet their living expenses.".