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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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p8oMO TIL A Female Kangaroo has Three (3) Vaginas, & they can have a simultaneous dual pregnancies and give birth to a joey on separate months of a year.
4kNo TIL the insult “Douchebag” was originally a derogatory term for women who were promiscuous.
4knN5 TIL that between April 2021 and January 2022, 34 cockfight enthusiasts (locally called sabungeros) from areas of Luzon, Philippines, went missing.
Z8p44 TIL Koko the Gorilla who knows sign language is still alive, teaching sign, and playing with her pet cats
8aRVV TIL The Tetris Company emerged from a Soviet agency. Today, it licences it's trademark and doesn't make the game anymore. Instead it sues people who make unlicensed clones.