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TIL that China began developing nuclear weapons and nuclear submarines before they even had the infrastructure to mine uranium

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40Aw TIL: In Wyoming it is a misdemeanor to disclose the final sale price of real property (house, farm, etc). There is an effort to change this but it is being resisted by state politicians, with one stating that it “would show what a dummy I was when I bought my house”
dDL9K TIL that there are just under twice as many kangaroos as humans in Australia
n8vY TIL that there is about 2 times as many people of Scottish ancestry living in the United States and Canada compared to Scotland.
M7gA8 TIL that 'The Omega Man' (1971) has among the first interracial kisses in film, between Charlton Heston and Rosalind Cash. When Whoopi Goldberg asked Heston about the kiss in 1992 on her talk show, Heston leaned in and kissed a pleasantly surprised Goldberg.
DQnmv TIL Lars Ulrich was once in talks with Rush's bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee to produce the album "Master of Puppets", but the collaboration never happened because of uncoordinated schedules.