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TIL that Edward Teller, the physicist who advocated for Oppenheimer to lose his security clearance suggested using nukes to create artifical harbours, fracking oil and preventing hurricanes

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4Xmwg TIL that electrical outlets have an average lifespan of 15-25 years. You may want to consider replacing your home outlets.
e4On TIL that Billy Joel stopped a song mid-performance at the Grammys to protest Frank Sinatra’s acceptance speech being cut short to appease advertisers. (moment at three minute mark)
WkvdN TIL of Nyotaimori, the Japanese practice of eating sushi off naked women
Jw88 TIL that pistachios can spontaneously combust if packed in bulk.
VrXp TIL that Karl Marx described Abraham Lincoln as being “a man neither to be browbeaten by adversity, nor intoxicated by success.”