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TIL nuclear mushroom sights from the Nevada Test Site, visible from Las Vegas, were one of the city's tourist attractions.

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vZPD TIL the “debate” about vaccines and autism, began after a fraudulent paper was published. The author is no longer licensed to practice. Countless dollars have been spent to debunk his claims, and innocent children have probably died due to his lies.
KYrMG TIL that the body of a 74-year-old woman who died of Alzheimer's in 2013 and whose son donated her body to Alzheimer's research was callously blown up by the U.S. Army for a "roadside bomb damage" experiment, despite her son's explicit wishes to exclude non-medical experiments and military use.
Z8Baa TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.
LjbZ TIL that the word “Quiz” was created by a Dublin theatre proprietor made a bet that he could make a nonsense word known throughout the city, and that the public would supply a meaning for it.
6Yl7 TIL: a 2012 study showed that men who treat women the same as they treat other men, are seen as overwhelmingly sexist by both men and women.