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TIL There are mushrooms thriving on radiation inside the sarcophagus in Chernobyl.

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OGDoe TIL of Bobby Sands. A member of the IRA, Sands was elected to Parliament in 1981 while serving a 14 year prison sentence after bombing a furniture company. Before serving in Parliament, however, he starved to death due to a hunger strike he organized.
Z8pra TIL Kathleen Hanna accidentally coined the term '"Smells like Teen Spirit". Teen Spirit is a deodorant for young girls, which she thought Kurt smelled like.
R798l TIL about Sandbranch, a town about 14 Miles from Dallas which hasn't had running water for more than 30 Years
E1nWd The dizzying story of Symphony of the Seas, the largest and most ambitious cruise ship ever built.
jwaE TIL there is a National Organization Taunting Safety and Fairness Everywhere (NOTSAFE) that sarcastically suggests ridiculous legislation, such as banning piñatas at parties because it is pre-gang behavior, in an attempt to expose bureaucratic over-regulation which they believe erodes our freedoms