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TIL Tsar Bomba, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated, was so powerful that it created seismic shocks that were measurable even on their third passage around the Earth.

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epOrk TIL of the Australian Rhino Project. The project's goal is to transport populations of endangered rhinos to New Zealand and Australia as a means to prevent their extinction from poaching.
nepwd TIL of the Diomede Islands, despite being separated by less than 4 Km, the time difference between them is of 21 hours. In winter the sea between them freezes and one can walk from "yesterday to tomorrow" or from "tomorrow to yesterday".
mKXo TIL that Ernest Hemingway was not the only one in his family to commit suicide. His father, sister, brother, son, and granddaughter also committed suicide. This is the origin of the term “Hemingway curse”.
kO4Ve TIL that survivors of the Las Vegas shootings received death threats from conspiracy theorists
WkXoA TIL that Nirvana sabotaged their own show in 1992 in Buenos Aires due to the crowd disrespecting an all-girl band that opened for them. Nirvana continued to play only the 10 seconds of Smells Like Teen Spirit, playing toy drums, butchering solos, and yelling hey for most of Come as you Are.