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TIL: For the past two decades, 10 percent of all the electricity consumed in the United States has come from Russian nuclear warheads.

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78Dap TIL that in the 1950s, Las Vegas embraced its proximity to nuclear testing in Nevada. Hotels and casinos marketed "atomic tourism," hosting rooftop viewing parties where guests could sip "atomic cocktails" while watching mushroom clouds rise from bomb tests just 65 miles away.
ADodg TIL IKEA allowed a giant hide-and-seek game in a store for the 30th birthday of a woman who planned the meet-up on FB; over 1K people signed up to play. More hide-and-seek parties popped up on FB including 19K signing up in Amsterdam. IKEA no longer allows hide-and-seek in their stores.
0yaA TIL that Superman helped to stop the KKK from growing power in the south, in a 16 part series titled “Clan of the Fiery Cross." Within two weeks of the broadcast, KKK recruitment was down to zero. And by 1948, people were showing up to Klan rallies just to mock them.
pj0A TIL Bob Ross had to find ways to cut back on spending, so he decided to have his hair permed just to save money on haircuts. The perm hairstyle was not comfortable for Ross, but it became an iconic feature of his image and brand.
rNByw TIL that Nike's meeting went horribly wrong when one of their representatives mispronounced Curry's name, calling him "Steph-on" instead of "Steph-en." Even worse, a repurposed PowerPoint slide displayed Kevin Durant's name and lost Stephen Curry to Under Armour