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Please copy/paste the relevant text from your source in the comments (+ a note on verifiable titles)TIL Approved! (self.todayilearned)

submitted by TILMods - stickied post

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TIL that Coal power is more radioactive than Nuclear power. (scientificamerican.com)

submitted by ibegross

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TIL in 1918, the geographic center of the United States was determined by balancing a cardboard cutout shape of the US on a point. It was accurate to within 20 miles. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by pdmcmahon

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TIL Twisted Sister band members never drank, never did drugs, never partied, but kept that quiet to avoid hurting their reputation. (blabbermouth.net)

submitted by english_gritts

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TIL of the saying "Thank God for Mississippi." Used by residents of states who do poorly in rankings comparing US States, because Mississippi is almost always doing worse than they are. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Desperada

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TIL shortly after finishing the filming of Zombieland, Woody Harrelson had an altercation with a TMZ photographer. His defense was that he was still in character and thought the cameraman was a zombie. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by MrCheeseAndCrackers

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TIL Michael Jordan now makes more money each year than he earned in salary during his entire 15 year NBA career. (businessinsider.com)

submitted by Qaher-313

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TIL Shortly before his death Stanley Kubrick had all the outtakes and deleted scenes from his films destroyed. Burning "thousands of cans" of film so that no one could re-edit his movies. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by sillybillie1

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TIL that in the original He-Man cartoon of the 1980's, He-Man could not use his sword as an offensive weapon, or punch or kick anyone due to the broadcast standards of the period. In fact, he was mostly non-violent and usually just outsmarted his enemies. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by CaptainRelevant

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TIL Russia banned the sale of vodka during World War I. The government immediately lost a third of its income. (in.rbth.com)

submitted by ZachofFables

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TIL the Dalai Lama said, "If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." (buddhistchannel.tv)

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TIL all the pallbearers at TV pitchman Billy Mays' funeral wore blue shirts and khaki pants in his honor. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by dryersheetz

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TIL that Buzz Aldrin punching a moon landing-denier (Bart Sibrel) in the jaw occurred after Aldrin was tricked into believing he would be appearing on a Japanese children's television show. Sibrel had brought a film crew to record Aldrin swearing on the bible that the moon landing wasn't faked. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by mypasswordsbetter

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TIL Vermont is the US state with the highest percentage of people claiming no religion (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Aerosmith earned more money from Guitar Hero than from any of their albums. (factually.gizmodo.com)

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TIL George Washington was so afraid of being buried alive that he asked his staff to wait two days after his death to be buried. (lesaviezvous.net)

submitted by GonzoUSN

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TIL A man in Canada smuggles Trader Joe's branded groceries from the US to sell in his store "Pirate Joes" in Canada. (cbsnews.com)

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TIL that a soft drink company made a soda containing lithium called "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda". Later, the company changed the name to the much simpler "7up" after Lithium's atomic mass. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by Jpatrich2

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TIL in 1986, at the height of apartheid, Glasgow, Scotland changed the name of the square where the South African consulate-general was based to Nelson Mandela Place, forcing the South African attaché to have to write this address if they wanted to receive mail. (bbc.com)

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TIL Steven Tyler estimates that he spent at least $5-$6 Million on cocaine in his liftime (usmagazine.com)

submitted by Jamies_Still_Cryin

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TIL a genetic study of people from Iceland found a number of them had a mutation predominantly found among Native Americans. It has theorised that this could be because of American women breeding with Viking men, during Norse exploration of America in the 11th century AD. (news.nationalgeographic.com)

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TIL Astronaut's visors are covered in a thin layer of gold which reflects sunlight, therefore reducing glare (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL Paula Radcliffe, current marathon world record holder, is an asthmatic (en.wikipedia.org)

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TIL researchers repeated 100 studies published in three top psychology journals, and got the same results only 36 times (time.com)

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TIL a Catholic priest was strangled and stomped to death while serving a prison sentence for sexually molesting over 130 children in the Boston area. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by RandomScreenNames

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TIL that Great Britain is "Great" because Brittany is "Lesser Britain" (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted by cogsandspigots

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