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TIL if the spectrum of sunlight was more evenly distributed, the sky would be purple

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Wg5Y TIL a Russian nuclear submarine had its electricity cut by the electricity company at a naval base due to unpaid bills. The submarine’s cooling system stopped working and the reactor came close to meltdown
eYpb TIL when Mao Zedong visited Soviet in 1949 Stalin had special toilets installed in order to secretly collect and analyze Mao’s excrement
a0ON TIL The last episode of the Powerpuff Girls was banned. It was a Tommy style musical argued to have a capitalist vs. communist message.
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epx6 TIL John Forbes Nash (of A Beautiful Mind fame) was admitted to graduate school on the strength of a one sentence recommendation letter from his advisor that read “This man is a genius”.