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TIL scientist feared the first atomic test would initiate an unstoppable chain reaction and ultimately lead to the destruction of earth

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R74lQ TIL The green falling code in The Matrix is actually just loads of Sushi recipes! Simon Whiteley, the creator of the Matrix’s distinctive code, said that it all came from his wife’s Japanese cookbook
rNNld TIL World's Oldest University Nalanda which was destructed by Islamic Invaders 800 years ago, being built again in India.
rRbJd TIL: On an aeronautical chart, a big circled P means you may not fly there. Many world military and government sites are so-marked. Also, in the US, one may not overfly George Washington's home, Bush family homes, Disney sites, or the Boundary Waters canoe wilderness --or some WrestleMania venues.
PY1eJ TIL J.K Rowling invented Quidditch while in a pub.
XxMr TIL an Australian TV presenter wore the same suit on his show for an entire year to bring attention to the different standards his female counterparts are held to. Nobody noticed the whole time.