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TIL the U.S. never did a full test of the nuclear bomb before dropping it on Hiroshima.

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ADbgo TIL that eating raw or undercooked Shiitake mushrooms, causes a dermatological condition that causes primarily an itchy whiplash like rash, called shiitake mushroom flagellate dermatitis
MeRa0 TIL at 23 River Phoenix died of a drug overdose outside a club owned by Johnny Depp in front of brother Joaquin and sister Rain Phoenix. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were performing and when he heard, good friend Flea jumped off stage during a song to run outside
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