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TIL "Don't Mess With Texas" started as a slogan for an anti littering campaign

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YDDr TIL there is a website to test how much damage a nuclear bomb will do to a surrounding area, how do you fare against north korea’s tested bombs?
J1gYk TIL The Geneva Convention allows belligerents to take patients of hospital ships as prisoners of war, but not the staff
1A9V TIL That dinosaur erotica exists (with actual titles like “Ravished By The Triceratops”) and is apparently pretty profitable
LQXDQ TIL Dogs can sense weak thermal radiation with their noses
KYyAJ TIL that The phrase "according to Hoyle" (meaning "strictly according to the rules") came into the language as a reflection of Edmond Hoyle, a broadly perceived authority on the subject; use of the phrase has since expanded to any appeal to a putative authority. Also mentioned is a popular movie.