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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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bWoZ TIL writer Stephen King was so absolutely wasted on Cocaine, Alcohol and other drugs during the 1980’s he does not actually remember writing “Cujo.” He sobered up by the late 80’s after his wife staged an intervention
JY7gm TIL that the children's book "Horton Hears a Who!" by Dr. Seuss is an allegory for the American occupation of Japan following the Second World War
BWvW TIL: in 1955, someone dropped a >600 year old plaster buddha statue… to discover the plaster was actually covering a solid gold statue.
D1lBj TIL that when museum couldn't open an antique safe, it sought help online. A volunteer figured out the combination, only to find that it contained a door with a keyed lock. An antique key was eventually found to fit the lock, and the safe was opened containing only a single paperclip.
mx6rP TIL The Beatles song "She Said She Said" on Revolver was written after a party in 1965. John Lennon and George Harrison were on LSD, and actor Peter Fonda creeped them out by telling them "I know what it’s like to be dead." Lennon responded "You’re making me feel like I’ve never been born."