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TIL the 2004 Indonesian Earthquake had the equivalent energy of 23,000 Hiroshima explosions

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9KMB TIL that in 1955, Hiroshima survivor Rev. Kiyoshi Tanimoto, on tour to raise funds for victims of the blast, was tricked into meeting with Enola Gay co-pilot Capt. Robert A. Lewis on national television
jB4p TIL The Maserati Quattroporte’s exhaust frequency is 333Hz—A frequency purported to stimulate sexual arousal in women
Ypx8B TIL that homosexual activity in Jamaica is illegal for men, but legal for women.
j6nmp TIL Mount Rushmore was named after Charles E. Rushmore, a New York attorney who visited the Black Hills in 1885. When he asked workers the mountain’s name, they joked it had none and said they’d name it after him. The name stuck, and it became official in 1930.
woja1 TIL The Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 was called Obakemono (a shape shifting monster) in Japan and Godzilla-on-wheels in Australia.