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GY1nQ TIL when Matt Groening was asked about future ambitions regarding “The Simpsons” he said, “My ultimate goal is to offend every country in the world.”
o9Gr TIL Norwegians consume the most cognac in the world, per person, in relation to the population (5 million)
0w1kv TIL that in 1969, the Colorado government detonated a nuclear bomb (twice as powerful as as the bomb at Hiroshima) underground for the purpose of fracking.
oRNnK TIL That Once a Year One Guy Buys All of Israel's Bread for $300 Million
NXJe TIL in 1939, the Nazis had named their annual rally the “Rally of Peace”, to reiterate to the German people & the world their desire for peace. But it was cancelled on short notice. Why? One day before the scheduled “Rally of Peace”, Germany attacked Poland and ignited WWII