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TIL 75% of all tornadoes happen within the United States
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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.
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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.
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TIL The Commanding Officer of the Newly-Commissioned USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is Captain James Kirk
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TIL Malta voted to become integrated with the UK in 1956, but that never ended up happening
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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.