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TIL Fan Bingbing disappeared from the Chinese public due to tax scandal. A sources broke that she had been under "residential surveillance" for the past three months. This isn't quite the same as house arrest. People are not allowed to contact lawyers or family members for help.

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OGMdY TIL that in 1958 an atomic bomb that fell on a farm in South Carolina and didn't detonate, leaving a massive crater sized at 24 feet deep and 50 feet wide.
BvXL TIL Before Chernobyl, the Soviets had another massive nuclear disaster which contaminated over 20,000 square km. The area was turned into a preserve to cover up the accident. The CIA knew of the accident, but also covered it up in order to protect the fledgling US nuclear industry from hysteria.
nlMb TIL in 2008 Japanese researchers discovered a protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eye to the brain, the researchers named it pikachurin in reference to the electric-type pokemon named pikachu
7WbX TIL the air in a cylinder that contained the Eiffel Tower would weigh more than the Eiffel Tower itself.
1aZPD TIL that it is illegal to molest butterflies in Pacific Grove, California and there is a 500 dollar fine for breaking this law.