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TIL that the largest man made nuclear explosion shattered glass 480 miles away and was visible from both Greenland and Alaska

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W7GoA TIL that Ocean Spray, the cranberry company, is a cooperative owned by the farmers
D1LdY TIL when the British electronics retailer Dixons introduced the Matsui brand, they drew protests due to the brand having the same name as Iwane Matsui, the Japanese general responsible for the Nanking Massacre.
5Vmjp TIL that in the UK, instead of driving to the stadium and drinking and tailgating in the parking lot before sports games, fans often drink at the local pub before walking over to the stadium.
grWJ9 TIL Lal Bihari Mritak is an Indian farmer and activist who was officially declared dead between 1975 and 1994. He fought with Indian bureaucracy for 19 years to prove that he is alive.
wLRRJ TIL In French Polynesia, there are two islands separated by a bridge called Huahine Nui and Huahine Iti. This roughly translates to "Big Vagina" and "Little Vagina".