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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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A4Eg TIL That the research behind “Type A and Type B personality traits” was secretly funded by cigarette companies in the 1960’s to suggest that smoking cigarettes didn’t cause cancer and heart disease, being Type A did.
wL7m6 TIL that the actual Yakuza of Japan played Yakuza 3 and praised it for its realism, only hating the frequency of the fighting.
E15mV TIL that SR-71 Blackbird ,the fastest manned aircraft ever doesn't have a fuel tank ,the fuel is stored in the body of the aircraft itself (for savin weight) ,the body has seams and gaps so the fuel leaks while it isn't flying. The engineers expect the pressure at higher altitudes to close the gaps.
BrLjy TIL the toaster was invented by Scotsman Alan MacMasters in 1893 and has not changed much since.
wa0E TIL Mother Teresa encouraged members of her order to secretly baptise dying patients, many of whom were Hindus and Muslims