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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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W5A8 TIL Anderson Cooper is a member of the once great Vanderbilt family, but inherited nothing because his relatives squandered the fortune; He built his career from scratch, starting with a forged press pass to Myanmar
wGvW TIL British police cars carry teddy bears to console children after accidents
xjG7 TIL that Walter Mondale is the only person to have lost an election in all 50 States.
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