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TIL Coal and gas are far more harmful than nuclear power

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Bg4nL TIL when exposed to chilly weather, tall structures like towers and skyscrapers can shrink down several inches, but when things heat up they extend back to their full size.
oRR7Y TIL 1950s Rocker Little Richard died at age 87 of bone cancer in 2020. He had a near-fatal car accident in 1985, hip surgery confined him to a wheelchair in 2009, and declared he was done from performing in 2013
R7OQ6 TIL a Hungarian team mounted mig fighter jet engines on a Russian T-34 tank and used the beast to snuff out oil fires like a candle
QJ9LM TIL about John Howard Griffin, who is best known for his project to temporarily pass as a black man and journey through the Deep South of 1959 to see life and segregation from the other side of the color line.
KOxoB TIL Drowning people almost never shout, thrash or wave for help. 10% of children who drown are supervised by adults who don't recognise the signs.