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TIL in the 1950's nuclear bomb tests at the Nevada Proving Grounds were often a Las Vegas attraction. You'd be able to see the mushroom clouds and feel the massive seismic shock waves produced by the bombs.

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XEwjP TIL, juvenile Komodo dragons will roll in their own poop to deter adults from cannibalizing them.
9Yp4Q TIL before the fedora became synonymous with mobsters, then hipsters, then neckbeards, it was initially popularized by a crossdressing actress and became associated with women's rights, at one point being used as a symbol for the movement.
OGeKX TIL that smokers whose insula got damaged after a stroke were able to quit smoking easily one day after the stroke, with no relapse and urges, suggesting that this brain region might play a role in nicotine addiction.
E10wV TIL that when Canadian serial killer Wayne McGray was sentenced, he said “Just because I’m locked up in segregation doesn’t mean I can’t kill somebody”. Ten years into his sentence, he killed a cellmate.
kOeAg TIL property rights include the ground below your home, and in common law (except California its limited I think) they typically define it as "all the way to hell" as a way to demonstrate the depth you own.