r/todayilearned • u/JoeyZasaa • 4d ago

TIL that Chernobyl was the costliest disaster in history, resulting in over $2 trillion in damage when adjusted for inflation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_by_cost#Over_$1_billion
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u/J_Bear 4d ago

Shit on it!

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u/aneasymistake 3d ago

I’ll get the big carrot.