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TIL, after searching for ‘overkill’, that there is such a thing as a 'nuclear land mine’.

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pYmjZ TIL that the Soviet Union was one of the largest producers of TVs in the world. However, many of them had a rather worrying defect: They could explode at any moment.
p8YKQ TIL Wesley Snipes was so combative with the director while shooting Blade 3 that he refused to open his eyes during one scene. The crew were forced to CGI open eyes on top of his eyelids during post-production.
kJ8jE TIL India is the largest exporter of generic medicines in the world, accounting for a massive global export volume.
ajJM TIL: A Study about butter, funded by butter industry, found that butter is bad for you
jG4a TIL of Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, who was likely turned into pet food or steaks in Japan in 2002