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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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b6EPN TIL The wrestler that Triple H faced on his WWE/WWF debut was a man called Buck Zumhofe who is currently serving a 25 year jail sentence
8lWb TIL that Mark Cuban once criticized someone by saying that they, “Would not even be able to manage a Dairy Queen.” Dairy Queen then took offense to that statement and offered Mark Cuban a chance to manage Dairy Queen for a whole day, which he accepted.
5VeQ TIL that because if their strange diet, Koalas are basically shitfaced all the time
D1jQv TIL Saving Private Ryan (1998) was inspired by the story of the Niland brothers. Ryan was based on "Fritz" who served in the 101st Airborne Division and was close friends with Warren Muck and Donald Malarkey from E Company, 506th, later featured in Hanks and Spielberg's Band of Brothers (2001)
pYBVp TIL that New York City has tiny crustaceans in their water supply to clean it