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TIL the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan is the most-nuked location on earth, with 456 nuclear explosions recorded between 1949 and 1989.

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KOggw TIL that the heart of the Buddhist monk who famously set himself ablaze in 1963 to protest of the Vietnamese government remained intact during both his self-immolation as well as his re-cremation.
WkMKA TIL, that while they may look silly and harmless, platypuses can be dangerous — at least certain ones. The males come equipped with sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet that can add some extra pain to a kick.
oBPKW TIL diamonds are used as conflict gemstone's because they are much more common than other stones -- not because of their value.
5VWp9 TIL about the Caterpillar Club whose members all survived a disabled aircraft by bailing out with a parachute, which during WW2 were made from silk spun by caterpillars.
P47E TIL Nikola Tesla was born during a fierce lightning storm. According to family legend, midway through the birth, the midwife wrung her hands and declared the lightning a bad omen. This child will be a child of darkness, she said, to which his mother replied: “No. He will be a child of light.”