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TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.

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ADd0B TIL That only half of the 100 million AK -47 rifles used worldwide are genuine.
nWXKP TIL of Janet Chandler a 22-years-old Michigan woman who was gang raped and killed by her colleagues in Feb 1979 because they hated her promiscuity, the case remained unsolved until in 2004 when some college students made a film called "Who killed Janet Chandler?" that led to the case being solved
LknxP TIL the disease malaria gets its name from the Mediaeval Italian words “mala aria,” meaning “bad air”
R70rw TIL in 2005, a guy named Doug Heckman read the EULA before he installed some PC software. The agreement included a clause offering 'financial compensation' to licensees who actually read the license agreement. He emailed the company, referred to the clause and the company sent him a check for $1,000
oBgp8 TIL Rage Against The Machines first live performance was October 23, 1991 at Cal State Northridge. Still one of the greatest rock bands ever.