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TIL Between 1950 and 1965 the US Miltary lost a total of 10 nuclear weapons, primarily in the ocean, which are still missing.

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1akJ8 TIL The Marvelettes were the first significantly successful girl group for Motown Records. In 1961, the group released their debut single “Please Mr. Postman,” the first Motown song to reach number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart
5VmV9 TIL that comedian Keegan-Michael Key and DC Comics writer Dwayne McDuffie were half-brothers.
R5By9 TIL: In 2018, researchers found that in Scotland, the amount of drugs consumed per session was more than double the global average. In additional, 36.7% of users reported that drugs were delivered within 30 minutes. Other data also showed that Scotland had high hospitalization rates due to alcohol.
BrgmD TIL wombats have cube shaped poop.
Peyw TIL that the old-fashioned curse word “criminy” is an abbreviation of “Christ’s Money,” referencing the 30 pieces of silver in exchange for which Judas betrayed Jesus.