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TIL Sweden had a nuclear weapons research program and could have tested their own bomb.

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nBB TIL that 7/11 gives out free Slurpees every July 11th to celebrate its birthday. (Today happens to be July 11th)
ybpM TIL that during a pledge drive, a DJ at a Portland, OR radio station promised that the station would never play “Stairway to Heaven” again if someone made a $10,000 donation. Robert Plant was driving on the Oregon coast, heard the offer, and made the donation
kJB0d TIL that Brad Whitford, rhythm guitarist for the hard rock band Aerosmith, was forced to miss the first month of the band's 2009 summer tour due to surgery. Whitford suffered internal bleeding after banging his head while getting out of his Ferrari.
nBKB TIL the Exxon Valdez, a ship that caused one of the most infamous oil spills in history is still carrying oil today, albeit with a different name. However,it is banned from carrying oil off of the Alaskan coast, the site of the spill
d8LE9 TIL that there are rainforests in temperate parts of the world ie. UK, Canada and Norway