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TIL it took over a full day for people to realize what had happened at Chernobyl and to begin an evacuation.

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XE9xD TIL that the Guinness world-record holder for most balloons blown up in a hour had a childhood phobia of balloons
wL8B7 TIL that while the fictional Jon Snow knew nothing, the microbiologist John Snow traced the outbreak of cholera to Soho, London, in 1854, and inspired the overhaul of waste management systems around the world.
mekE TIL in the 1980s, the Swiss government attempted to fight rampant drug usage in Zurich by allowing drug sales and consumption to happen in Platzspitz Park. Addicts numbered up to 20'000 at a time and dealers had open drug markets and stalls and fought violently for control of the park.
e0Pok TIL 37% of job applications are submitted on Tuesday, more than any other day, because people hate their job most when they have to return to work on Monday
wLN76 TIL about The Chicago Ripper Crew, a satanic cult and organized crime group operating in the early 80's. It's 4 members abducted, tortured and mutilated 18 women, amputating their breasts with a wire garrote to cannibalize as part of a satanic sacrament.