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TIL nukes can have their yield ‘dialed’ or adjusted up or down, from city-buster to tiny puff of single kiloton smoke, while in the silo or even in flight.

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nWkko TIL that it was originally planned to have four clip shows per season in “The Simpsons” in order to cut production costs.
m1KQo TIL that the grandfather of actor Tom Felton (Draco from Harry Potter) is Nigel Anstey - a geophysicist who has made major contributions to seismic exploration, which are the foundations for many of the techniques used in today's oil and gas exploration. Nigel was born in 1927 and is still alive.
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wLLAY TIL Steven Seagal (90s action star) was declared by a Buddhist spiritual leader to be the reincarnation of a 17th-century Buddhist master. Seagal was given the title of "tulku" which is a being who reincarnates into the world to help other beings reach enlightenment.