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TIL that ATMs are robbed with explosives. Criminals fill machines with propane or acetylene then ignite the gas, or use external bombs. Germany (where 60% of attacks succeed) is Europe's #1 target; landlords don't like to lease to banks with ATMs, because blowing them up endangers other tenants.

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X00Gr TIL 90% of sub-Saharan Africa's cultural heritage is in the possession of Western collections
v1JmL TIL some of the crew from the Challenger survived the explosion and turned on their emergency breathing packs
MeEQK TIL that outside of the West Coast, the US government has identified Tennessee and Missouri as the most at risk for a catastrophic earthquake. A 2009 study predicted 7.2 million people displaced, 715k buildings damaged and 86k casualties.
neJMW TIL the original B&W set for the Addams Family was actually pink because it looks better on B&W
E1eKx TIL that brown recluse spiders are pretty badly misunderstood and are nowhere near as dangerous and terrifying as everyone thinks they are.