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TIL that Saddam built a palace in ancient city of Babylon which later became a US military base

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kO8Xg TIL that besides Chernobyl and Fukushima, there was a Soviet nuclear disaster that happened on 1957. The Kyshtym Disaster. Death toll is estimated to be at 50 to more than 8,000. The CIA knew about it but covered it up to prevent panic affecting their own nuclear plants.
R4Y6 TIL old vacuum cleaners may release more bacteria and dust than they suck up
Lk9L9 TIL: Nearly a third of homicides go unsolved in the US each year
Yppjv TIL There are bugs that look exactly like leaves.
8n8L TIL Sylvester Stallone directed the Bee Gee’s “Staying Alive” music video in 1977