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TIL David Yost, who played Billy the blue Power Ranger, quit the show after frequent harassment from the crew for being gay

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4XEj5 TIL in 1962 the US detonated a nuke, Starfish Prime, in space to clear out Van Allen belt radiation (making Apollo missions safer) and for research. It took out part of Hawaii's electrical grid, several satellites, and made the Van Allen radiation much worse. A planned further test was cancelled.
eLdL TIL that very famous Hawaiian song/tune “Aloha ‘Oe” was written by the last Queen of Hawai'i, LiliÊ»uokalani, who transcribed it while imprisoned after a coup that ultimately lead to Hawaii’s annexation into the U.S.
D1y6D TIL That a canceled Waffle House contract resulted in the creation of Chik-Fil-A.
e0nOL TIL that Hitler, Trotsky, Tito, Freud and Stalin all lived in one section of Vienna in 1913.
X1pR TIL that cayenne pepper can stop bleeding by applying directly to wounds