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TIL that in 2018, Ukraine spent 5-7% of its annual government budget on recovery and cleanup efforts related to the Chernobyl disaster.

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xV4no People who feel depressed eat about 55% more chocolate than their non-depressed peers, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
996m TIL diamond really has no value. De Beers created an ad that convinced generations of young men and women that diamonds are valuable and synonymous with love
694KJ TIL that boiling water can remove microplastics
kJWD7 TIL that Ian Fleming, the author who created the character of James Bond named the first ever Bond girl, Vesper Lynd of Casino Royale, after a cocktail. The drink was a mix of frozen rum, fruit and herbs that Ian had stumbled across in Jamaica.
e0nPg TIL that according to legend, Thomas Urquhart, the Scottish aristocrat and polymath, laughed himself to death upon hearing that Charles II had taken the throne.