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TIL The band Oasis, after having technical difficulties at a large gig, issued refund checks with the bands branding on hoping fans would keep them as collectibles instead of cashing them in; it worked

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4kVPg Today I learned that on average, Mercury is the closest planet to ALL other planets.
neX1B TIL of Castle Bravo, the largest bomb detonated by the USA. It was roughly 1000 times more power than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and had a fireball 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in diameter 1 second after the detonation.
78Gx7 TIL That one of the legs of The Stratosphere in Las Vegas has a bend in it that doesn’t affect structural integrity
E1RR0 TIL that based on the books, Hannibal Lecter has six fingers on his left hand.
8eLQV TIL that Winston Churchill was prescribed ‘Indefinite’ quantities of alcohol during prohibition