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TIL Marie Curie's notebook from 1899–1902, containing notes from experiments on radioactive substances, is still radioactive and will be for 1,500 years.

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woMmW TIL that there are two different ways of writing comic books. In the "DC style" the writer describes in detail how each page of art should look, and the artist draws based on that. In the "Marvel method" the artist draws based on the writer's plot synopsis, then the writer provides dialogue.
e0dan TIL the ice cream flavor Rocky Road was named after the October 1929 stock market crash, in the sense that "it will be a rocky road ahead"
bGW9 TIL that while on a visit to Poland, President Carter tried to tell the Polish people “I wish to learn your opinions and understand your desires for the future.” Instead, what he said translated to “I desire Poles carnally.”
gDd8 TIL one of the earliest weapons of mass destruction was used during the Siege of Antwerp in 1585. A Dutch explosive fire ship containing 4 tons of explosive rammed a fortified Spanish bridge, killing 800 spaniards, causing a small tsunami, and vibrating windows 22 miles away
5Y8L9 TIL Patrick from SpongeBob SquarePants is portrayed as dimwitted and lacking common sense because starfish do not have a brain.