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TIL that the United States conducted 105 atmospheric and underwater (i.e., not underground) nuclear tests in the Pacific, many of which were of extremely high yield.

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nelXG TIL there are female vampires in Jewish mythology known as estries. They feed on men, women, and children, can shapeshift into many forms, and can walk on holy ground.
loLar TIL the movie Shrek is based on the 1990 children’s books Shrek! by William Steig. Steig also provided the illustrations for the book.
KOgl9 TIL Aunt Bethany in Christmas Vacation sounds familiar because she was the voice of Betty Boop and Olive Oyl in the 30s, 40s, and 50s.
ANNJn TIL of a fossil known as “Fighting Dinosaurs”. Preserved remains of a Protoceratops and a Velociraptor trapped in combat.
nQnB TIL last year Kim Jong-un banned sarcasm in North Korea fearing people would only agree with him ‘ironically’.