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TIL that the U.S. accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs on Spain in 1966

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woVEE TIL of Jelle’s Marble Run which pits marbles either head to head or team against team in a number of different races and competitions; color commentary included
GQ57 TIL that one of the earliest surviving pornographic films, called El Satario, features three young women bathing in a river having sex with each other, and then the devil appears and one of the women has oral sex with the devil.
oBgyr TIL that a 'knot' is tied in a single piece of rope. Something that ties two pieces of string together is called a 'bend'.
rRAV1 TIL that although considered one of the most toxic animals on earth, if a poison dart frogs is raised in captivity will never develop venom. This is likely because they assimilate plant poisons which are carried by their prey.
BrX1L TIL of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. The mysterious unsolved death of 9 hikers who tore through their tents naked in sub-0 temperatures. 7 died of hypothermia, one of a fractured skull, one female team member had her tongue and eyes missing. Offical cause of death: "unknown compelling force"