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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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oR7j8 TIL That Hitler's Godson is still alive - and he is very anti-nazi
d87Yj TIL Nikola Tesla apparently never slept more than 2 hours per day. He slept 15 minutes ever 4 hours. His lack of sleep may have contributed to his hallucinations, fueling his creativity.
9YgXG TIL Thelma & Louise was controversial and received harsh criticism from those who thought it was biased against men and that its depictions of men were unfairly negative
4kXdw TIL that Peter Gerry, a Senator from Rhode Island, is the only U.S. Senator in American history to lose re-election and later reclaim his Senate seat from the person who had defeated him.
Yoxv TIL that Jeff on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air always wore the same outfit every time he would be thrown out of the front of the Banks’ house. This was so they could film the scene once and not risk Jeff getting hurt.