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TIL about Drowning Machine dams

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1eE8 TIL that nuclear power plants in the US are so strong that they can be struck by a large commercial airliner and still not release harmful radiation
WOL4 TIL that in 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot in the chest while campaigning, but the bullet was slowed by a steel eyeglass case and a 50-page speech. After determining the bullet hadn’t pierced his lung, Roosevelt proceeded to give his 90 minute speech as planned.
Al6a TIL Nike trademarked the color maize, so the University of Michigan now wears “sun” and blue instead of their historic maize and blue.
9wNK6 TIL Lemurs Get High on Toxic Millipedes by biting them. They also rub them all over their body as the millipede's secretions ward off insects.
klDW TIL of a British marine who threw himself on an enemy grenade in Afghanistan, walked away with a nosebleed and got himself the George Cross