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TIL that the US airforce dropped pamphlets in Hiroshima warning people of the bombing

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KYvYG TIL that in the early 2000s, a US nuclear submarine, "Greenville" had catastropically collided with a japanse high school training vessel. During a VIP demonstration voyage, after performing an emergency surfacing - the submarine sliced the training vessel in half.
MZQb TIL that dandelions can be used to produce rubber. Car tires made from dandelions are in development.
WBwL TIL In 2005 the Italian Prime Minister, Berlusconi, insulted Finnish cuisine and joked that Finns ate “marinated reindeer”. In 2008, Finland won an international pizza contest, beating Italy. The name of the winning pizza was “Pizza Berlusconi” which was made of smoked reindeer.
R7Q19 TIL physician Ben Goldacre publicly questioned the credibility of nutritionist Gillian McKeith's diploma from American Association of Nutritional Consultants, after successfully applying for and receiving the same diploma on behalf of his dead cat Henrietta.
97wB TIL that Eminem’s song ‘Rap God’ is in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most words in a song (1,560 words in 6:04 minutes at an average of 4.28 words per second)