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TIL Israel’s first nuclear weapons were made from Uranium it had stolen from the United States

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8pjP TIL that there is a philosophical premise that states “if something cannot be settled by experiment, then it is not worthy of debate”. It’s name is “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword” and is “much sharper and more dangerous than Occam’s Razor”.
1ZZX TIL there is an outdoor topless co-ed book club in New York to help the de-sexualization of female breasts
dyMd TIL that ‘Julius Caeser’ was pronounced 'YOO-lee-us KYE-sahr’ in ancient Rome
JYyw1 TIL we can see the shadows of the capillaries in our eyes. Our brains just ignore them because they offer no useful information to us (kind of like how you don't see your nose unless you focus on it.) This is called the Troxler Effect. I linked a procedure you can follow to see the shadows yourself.
GYxnj TIL that in 1993, South Africa produced around 619 tons of gold per year, the world’s biggest producer. But by 2018 the country was ranked 9th with only 120 tons produced per year. 1st to 8th: China, Australia, Russia, USA, Canada, Peru, Ghana, Mexico