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TIL that Aladdin was actually Chinese

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Bg88x TIL about the "Demon Core" a plutonium core of an atomic bomb designated to be the 3rd nuclear bomb dropped on Japan during WWII, but after Japan surrendered the core was used for research at Los Alamos National Labs in New Mexico where it was involved in two fatal accidents.
DKjP TIL Original Tabasco sauce is aged 3 years in oak barrels
nvbd TIL that the Danish word for “Cruise Control” is “Fartpilot.”
rNOZ1 TIL Ken Jennings and his friend Earl both passed the Jeopardy auditions together, but Earl couldn't compete until Ken lost as they weren't allowed to compete at the same time. Since Jeopardy only keeps auditions until the end of the season, Earl didn't get a chance to play due to Ken's long streak
e00XD It would take a moon-sized object to move the moon.