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TIL The song “La Cucaracha” Is about Cockroaches, Marijuana and Death.

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5YvNQ TIL that the United States conducted 105 atmospheric and underwater (i.e., not underground) nuclear tests in the Pacific, many of which were of extremely high yield.
pYJbZ TIL why insects circle lights at night: They evolved to become masters of flight by relying on the brightest thing they see — the sky — to know which way is up and keep their back toward it. At night, they confuse artificial light for the sky, ending up trapped in a cycle trying to stay orientated.
KwA9 TIL that in 1979, a woman jumped off the 86th floor of the Empire State Building and survived. A strong gust of wind blew her right back to the building at the 85th floor.
X8Yr TIL 80% of all marriages in history are between second cousins or closer
6WWm TIL the Flame of Peace in Hiroshima, Japan has burned since 1964 in honor of the bomb victims and will be extinguished only when all nuclear weapons are removed from the world and the Earth is free from nuclear threat.