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TIL that Oklo mine in Africa consists of 16 sites at which self-sustaining nuclear fission reactions which are thought to have taken place approximately 1.7 billion years ago, and ran for hundreds of thousands of years.

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a8kO0 TIl-Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began A Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon A Day. He Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before The Spread Of His Cancer Forced Him To Quit. He Died June 1981
R5j9Q TIL The version of Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me" that was released was a demo vocal version
jxyE TIL Dana Carvey had heart-bypass that was done incorrectly. He was awarded $7.5 million for medical malpractice which he donated entirely to charity.
OoKjY TIL an University of South Wales study found that unlike Yorkshire accent and Received Pronunciation speakers, those who speak with a Birmingham accent seem less intelligent than people who say nothing.
epAA6 TIL that the 9/11 attacks cost Cantor Fitzgerald 658 employees. The CEO, who that day was driving his kid to school, eventually gave the families $180 million and promised employment to all the victims' kids. As of 2016, Cantor Fitzgerald employed 57 of the kids.