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TIL 75% of all tornadoes happen within the United States

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8el9P TIL about the lia radiological accident, where three Georgians discovered two abandoned radioactive sources in the forest around which "there was no snow for about a 1 m (3.3 ft) radius, and the ground was steaming", they then decided to use them as heat sources for the night. One died.
p8oW4 TIL Garry Kasparov doubted the abilities of female Grandmaster Judit Polgár, stating, "She is, after all, a woman. It all comes down to the imperfections of the feminine psyche. No woman can sustain a prolonged battle." He was later defeated by Polgár in 2002.
Qko6 TIL The Commanding Officer of the Newly-Commissioned USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is Captain James Kirk
7rwob TIL Malta voted to become integrated with the UK in 1956, but that never ended up happening
P5dg TIL that when Bruce Lee was young he came to America because he had a hit out on him for defeating an opponent with connections to a crime organization.