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TIL that in Japan, Hiroshima Peace Flame has been burned continuously since it was lit in 1964, and will remain lit until all nuclear bombs on the planet are destroyed and the planet is free from the threat of nuclear annihilation

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9YG46 TIL Gina Torres (Dozer’s widow in Matrix Reloaded and of course Zoe from Firefly) is a classically-and-jazz-trained mezzo-soprano and speaks fluid Spanish
b540 TIL in Bizarro World, the “opposite world” of the DC universe, the only sane person on the planet is Bizarro Joker
l7KW1 TIL the only reason why Led Zeppelin didn’t perform at Woodstock 1969 was because the band’s manager, Peter Grant, decided that Led Zeppelin would be better off playing at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in New Jersey.
oGEY TIL that rabbits are so delicate animals that they can die of fright. Children younger than 12 should not have rabbits as pets.
0dJev TIL the games magazine CPC Attack gave the best reviewed games their “Bogus Award” because they didn’t understand the terms meaning.