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TIL mushroom clouds can be caused by any powerful explosion, not just nuclear, and there are depictions of them in art since the 1700's

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m1GgP TIL of Yhprum's law, the opposite of Murphy's law, stating that "everything that can work, will work." "Yhprum" is "Murphy", spelled backwards.
BgMKk TIL The first written record of rabies is in the Mesopotamian Codex of Eshnunna (c. 1930 BC), which dictates that the owner of a dog showing symptoms of rabies should take preventive measures against bites. If another person were bitten by a rabid dog and later died, the owner was heavily fined.
neQE9 TIL carrying the bride over the threshold is an ancient Roman custom dating back to the founders of Rome and the "Rape of the Sabine Women" in which the men of Rome abducted 'brides' from Sabine.
rNN4 TIL the music used in the “You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy ad commonly found on movies, was stolen from Melchior Rietveldt and used for much wider use than he had agreed to.
mxaxy TIL there is a company called Crowds on Demand you can use to hire actors to pose as fans, paparazzi, security guards, or protestors.