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TIL there is still one living member of the Our Gang comedies

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NXbQb TIL about Neutron stars, pulsars, and magnetar. And Interesting fact is that if Neutron collides with earth, then life on earth would probably perish well before the planet is destroyed - a NS is a strong source of X and soft gamma rays, that will sterilize the planet well before it reaches surface.
kOeJd TIL that Hildegard "Bloody Brigitte" Lächert, the female Nazi death camp guard who enjoyed torturing prisoners until she felt ecstatic, served less than 10 years for her crimes, and then went to work for the CIA and West Germany's BND spy agencies.
oQe8 TIL in Nevada, voters can choose “None of the Above” for President. More people picked that in 2016 than ever before.
N71RJ TIL Hasbro, the US kids toy company, once owned Death Row Records, the infamous gangster rap record label
16A1O TIL about the Castle Bravo nuclear test in the Marshall Islands. The explosion was twice as big as expected, causing radiation burns and sickness to residents of nearby islands. They never received compensation by the US government.