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TIL that the Nagasaki nuclear bomb was worth $25b (Today’s money). At 70k death toll, that’s one third of a million dollars per death.

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e05Dn Today I Learned that a fireworks show in San Diego that was meant to last 18 minutes ended up going out in 25 seconds due to a computer glitch
4k9da TIL of "enshittification", a process whereby online services and products experience a decline in quality over time.
d4G7 TIL a gay Vietnam veteran has a gravestone that omits his own name, merely saying “Gay Vietnam Veteran,” while pointing out that he received a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.
O1g7 TIL: The use of jet air hand dryers spread bacteria and viruses all over the bathroom and are far worse than using paper towels.
wRYo TIL that in 1929 Alfred Hitchcock made the first recorded “That’s what she said” joke during the filming of his movie; Blackmail.