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TIL Elon Musk wasnt originally going to produce electric cars, but when GM took back all their electric cars and had them all crushed, Elon was surprised to see that owners cared so much that they held a candlelight vigil for them. As if the cars had been “executed”

mG1v TIL the Roman emperor Nero kicked his pregnant wife to death and then felt so bad about it that he found a young boy that looked uncannily like her, had him castrated and married him.
XEMbj TIL One of the most popular national daily newspapers in Japan circulated an entirely recyclable newspaper. It had plant seeds embedded in the news print. After reading, you could plant the newspaper directly into soil and it would grow.
rpZW TIL a member of the Wu Tang Clan, Ol Dirty Bastard witnessed a car accident. He and a friend ran to the scene and helped lift a Ford Mustang—rescuing a 4 year old girl from the wreckage. Using a false name, he visited the girl in the hospital frequently until he was spotted by members of the media.
1LxW TIL that nuclear power plants are one of the safest ways to generate energy, producing 100 times less radiation than coal plants. And they’re 100% emission free.
x6or1 TIL: The government of North Korea assigns every citizen a social class based on the political, social, and economic background of their direct ancestors as well as the behavior of their relatives. Descendants from wealthy families (pre-revolution) are given the lowest status.