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TIL there are “nuclear divers”, or people who dive into nuclear power plant cooling systems to perform maintenance on them.

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OoNm6 TIL: The wealth of a samurai in feudal Japan was measured in terms of koku; one koku, supposed to be the amount of rice it took to feed one man for a year, was equivalent to around 180 liters.
a8EJ TIL 14-year old Laurence Fishburne lied about his age to play a 17 year old soldier in Apocalypse Now. Filming took so long that Fishburne was actually 17 years old when shooting wrapped.
dmAj TIL that the Skype was initially named as “Sky peer-to-peer”, which was then abbreviated to “Skyper”.
BvGL TIL - Cinemas in the UK have Autism Friendly Screenings (AFS) in which the volume is lower, the lighting is darker and you can take your own food and drink.
6ELP7 TIL In Indonesia, some teenagers collect used tampons and menstrual pads, boil them and drink the liquid. Authorities say the chlorine used to sanitise menstrual products gets the kids tipsy.