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TIL Pinball was illegal in Oakland until 2014.

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b60l9 TIL that, even 35 years after the disaster, Chernobyl will be habitable again in about 20,000 years. Visiting is now considered safe, but there are still risks associated with touring due to the structural instability of the ruins.
NYy6 TIL of Excited Delirium Syndrome which “ causes sudden and unexpected death”, it is not recognized by the American Medical Association, and every single person who has ever “died from it” was in police custody at the time of their death.
DPgg TIL NASA has a radio station, and all they play is alternative rock.
nWa0d TIL That, as of 2016, the video of the on air suicide of Christine Chubbuck still existed and was in the possession of the widow of the late TV station owner Chubbuck had worked at. The video has not been seen since 1974.
YLgZ TIL that music preferences are strongly correlated with personality type, and that two of the most similar personality profiles are those of classical music fans and heavy metal fans.