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TIL that there exists areas where self-sustaining nuclear fission has occurred naturally, essentially a natural “nuclear reactor”

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M1xB TIL women were not the first choice as telephone operators. Prior to September 1, 1878, when a woman named Emma Nutt became the first female operator, boys were the preferred choice. It soon became apparent, however, that boys would insult, curse at, and prank the customers.
vPb8r TIL Bananas glow blue under black lights.
e0kGL TIL Voyager 2 was launched before Voyager 1 because it was supposed to reach Jupiter after Voyager 1
NXB4e TIL that the popular Snickers bar was named after a beloved horse owned by the candy company's owners, Frank and Ethel Mars
xpA7 TIL Billy Joel gives away all of his front row tickets to random people in the cheap seats so that the front row isn’t always just wealthy people