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TIL In 2013 A meteor exploded in the atmosphere above Chelyabinsk Russia, that produced 26 to 33 times as much energy as the atomic bomb detonated at Hiroshima

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jmwR TIL a baby mouse is called a “pinkie,” which means “Pinky and the Brain” finally makes sense.
ykdM TIL: A fox shot his hunter in Belorussia(now Belarus). The man tried to finish off the fox with the butt of his rifle, but the fox pulled the trigger with its paws, wounding the man in the process.
oBakr TIL In 2017, Hai Tao Buddhists who'd bought £5,000 of live Crustacea & released them into the sea for good karma, got fined £15,000 for ‘untold damage’ to the environment by introducing non-native species. In 2012 Hai Tao had released 100kg of cobras in a mountainous area not native to the snakes.
wox9Y TIL: That at the audition for the role of Mork in Mork & Mindy, Robin Williams was asked to take a seat and promptly sat on his head. Producer Gary Marshall cast him on the spot, later commenting that Williams was the only alien who auditioned.
4AK5 TIL that when King Tut’s chariot arrived in New York back in 2010 it was classified as a vehicle and was stuck in customs for not having a Vehicle Identification Number.