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TIL, After bombing of Hiroshima some people moved to Nagasaki, 165 of these survived both the atomic bombings

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W7o6N TIL Switzerland has no official capital city
4X8Db TIL of a band called Dread Zeppelin. A parody band, they perform Zeppelin material in a reggae style, sung by a 300-pound Elvis impersonator.
j64vv TIL the western most point in the US is Point Udall, named after Congressman Mo Udall, and the eastern most point in the US is Point Udall, name after his brother, former Sec. of the Interior Stewart Udall. The Points Udall are in Guam and the Virgin Islands, respectively.
kOD0e TIL Mr. Potato Head a was product placement and his sales increased by 500% after the release of Toy Story (1995).
44lb TIL that the Nazis were willing to deport all Jews to Madagascar instead of killing them; Hitler even signed off on this in 1938. However, they lacked a method of transportation, and the result was the Holocaust.