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TIL that despite the popular belief that the USSR possesed hundreds of ICBMs and was winning the arms race, in reality they possesed only four by 1961.

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kJeVm TIL that Dennis, one of the bullies on Bully Beatdown, won all of the prize money after the MMA fighter they were up against, failed to submit or even KO them.
NXmv1 TIL The original bronze statue of Hachiko at Shibuya Station in Tokyo was melted down during World War II to support the war effort due to a shortage of metal. A new statue was later erected in 1948, which is the one that stands there today
R486 TIL pavement damage is proportional to the fourth power of the vehicle weight, so a 9-ton truck does over 3000 times the road damage of a 1-ton car.
v1KXr TIL 1/3 of all internet traffic from the U.S. to Asia passes through a single skyscraper in Downtown Los Angeles, where 260 ISPs lease space for interconnected networks.
4XBka TIL in 1980, Rebecca Heineman wins the 1st national video game tournament, making her the 1st champion and 1st female champion.