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TIL In 1968 in the midst of the Cold War a US B52 carrying four hydrogen bombs crashed onto sea ice in Greenland. The nuclear payload ruptured and dispersed, resulting in widespread radioactive contamination

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QJnOM TIL that The Netherlands (where I live) has two old Volcano’s. One of which they recently found (not this one). Never imagined we’d have Volcano’s here, and never learned that in school, although it makes perfect sense of course. Thought it was pretty cool to have volcano’s.
6yMl TIL that Pornhub, Brazzers, YouPorn, Mofos, Digital Playground, Redtube, Reality Kings and many many other porn sites, production studios and cam sites are all owned by a company called MindGeek, giving it a near-absolute monopoly on the way mainstream pornography is manufactured and distributed
AN987 TIL that Julie Kavner has a clause in her Simpsons contract that she doesn't have to promote herself on camera as Marge's voice
9wZL6 TIL about the street gang, the Almighty G*ylords. They are one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, have been suspected of a variety of criminal enterprises and at their peak had 1,500 members.
RXW7 TIL A FedEx pilot inverted a cargo jet pinning a hijacker to the ceiling of the plane, performing maneuvers beyond all known capabilities to land safely