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TIL: 528 atmospheric nuclear tests have been conducted worldwide between 1945 and 1996.

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BgXVk TIL that the first parking restrictions were in ancient Assyria in c700 BCE. They were made by king Sennacherib about the prohibition to park along the sacred road. The oldest parking signs read "Royal Road - let no man decrease it". The penalty was death followed by impaling outside one's own home
vrB TIL Michael Clarke Duncan was The Notorious B.I.G.’s bodyguard, but let a friend take over for him the night Biggie was killed.
rRQdx TIL when The Troggs lost their popularity, their guitarist Chris Britton quit playing in the band and instead started managing a night club in Spain.
JYxdv TIL The Barnum Effect is the phenomenon that occurs when individuals believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them, despite the fact that the description is actually filled with information that applies to everyone.
R7aLa TIL "Hide the Pain Harold" is aware of his internet fame, saying "At first I wanted to stop it, but it's impossible; if your face has spread on the internet you can't do anything about it. You can close down a site but three new ones will appear."