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TIL that the deadliest school disaster in America took place in 1937, when a Texas elementary school exploded, killing 295 people

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Oo9N6 TIL the last song on the US version of Ok Go's sophomore album is a track titled "9027 km" which consists of a 35-minute recording of frontman Damian Kulash's sleeping girlfriend. It was put on the album to pad out the cd and prevent the label from adding extra DRM software.
QJwGa TIL that France produces 80% of its electricity from nuclear power. Highly radioactive nuclear waste from its production amounts to 10g/year/person. For a person living a 100 years, this amounts to a cube with a side length of 3.8 cm (1.5 inches) - roughly 2/3 the size of a standard Rubick's Cube.
gMPl8 TIL in 1985 US Marshals busted 100 fugitives in one day by throwing a fake Redskins Super Bowl party
nZ47 TIL: Engineers have created a chemical coating that causes cotton materials to clean themselves of stains and remove odors when exposed to sunlight.
Me1ba TIL about Kiyomizu-dera, a temple where people used to jump off its 43ft stage due to a belief that those who survived the fall would have their wish granted. Of the 234 jumps recorded during the Edo period, 85.4% survived.