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TIL that the first nuclear bomb test done by the United States Army, called the Trinity test in 1945, was so powerful that it melted desert sand into a unique green glass now called trinitite.

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oRlQL TIL about the 'lemonade test' when presented with lemonade made with salt instead of sugar, girls overwhelmingly opted to be 'nice' and drink it, boys were more opt to express their true feelings
LQL0m TIL that in Tiger Woods 99 for the PlayStation 1, in the first 100,000 copies of the game had an Easter egg that a developer snuck in when put into a computer, it contained a DAT. file that would play the first ever South Park short made. These copies were later recalled by EA
yQ57v TIL that the KKK came to Dave Chappelle’s house as a kid and his mom handed them candy as if it were Halloween.
xVv9k TIL that Vanilla Ice wrote “Ice Ice Baby” at the age of 16, and that its music video was shot on a budget of only $8,000.
r6Yo TIL that the flood scene was so wildly out of control in “Noah’s Ark” (1928) that three extras drowned and one lost a leg. Michael Curtiz - the director - is best known for his film “Casablanca”.