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TIL that during the manhattan project, there was a legitimate concern that upon the detonation of an atomic bomb, the atmosphere would ignite and turn the earth into a mini star, killing everybody.

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8aRe4 TIL Dr. Nick Riviera (Hi everybody! Hi Dr. Nick!) is based on Elivis's real doctor, George Nichopoulos (Dr. Nic). He was "indicted on 14 counts of over prescribing drugs to Presley and several other patients."
874K TIL that venom needs to be injected, as opposed to poison, which need to be ingested.
j6rLp TIL that the Caral-Supe civilization in Peru was building huge pyramidal temples at the same time the first step pyramids of Egypt were built. And Caral-Supe was the most densely populated area in the world in third-millenium BC.
epp04 TIL of the post WWII "Return of the Dead" program, in which the bodies of 171,000 fallen US servicemen were returned to the United States, and another 110,000 were reburied in 14 new military cemeteries overseas, according to family wishes. The program cost $164 million, about $1.8 billion today.
mxLNp TIL why businesses stay in business after filling for bankruptcy. Apparently its creditors take over. "retailer plans to cede control to creditors"