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TIL that, to date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.

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R7yLl TIL about "Dixie Alley", an area of the Southeastern US that has more tornado-related deaths than anywhere in Tornado Alley (except Texas), and is experiencing increasing tornadic activity.
DQvOg TIL someone born in Trieste between 1814 and 1947 has 6 possible nationalities: French, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, German, Yugoslavian or Italian.
D1G0V TIL of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a prominent american female labour activist, known for her promotion of women's rights, birth control, and suffrage. She died during a visit to the Soviet Union in 1964, and was awarded a state funeral and procession on the Red Square.
e0aOb TIL that Baywatch's fans were predominantly women. 65% of viewers were female, with its number-one audience being women aged 18 to 34. It turns out that the female viewers liked that the show's lead characters were strong, independent, heroic women who were saving lives and were equal to the men.
VEop TIL that Mandy Patinkin (aka Inigo Montoya) sustained only one injury on the set of The Princess Bride: a bruised rib, from laughing too hard at Billy Crystal.