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KOB9B TIL of the systematic destruction of the Armenian cemetery at Julfa. In response to charges from Armenia and various international organisations and despite overwhelming evidence of their involvement, the Azerbaijani government insisted that the cemetery and the monuments within had never existed.
RJXa TIL France has done more nuclear weapons testing than the UK, China, Pakistan, India and North Korea combined
9kk7 TIL you could swim in a spent nuclear fuel pool without being harmed
Oob57 TIL about Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welsh to hold the title Prince of Wales. Owain was the leader of a fierce and long-running war of independence. Despite enormous rewards being offered, he was neither captured nor betrayed, ignored royal pardons and vanished after 1412.
E1WN7 TIL Hippopotamus Milk is Pink in Color. Hippopotamuses produce two unique skin secretions (so unique they're named after the animal), "hipposudoric acid" and its analog "norhipposudoric acid". It gives the hippopotamuses' sweat a red coloration, commonly believed to be blood (it's not).