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TIL after the setbacks in the Korean War, US considered using nuclear weapons in North Korea and parts of China, intending to create a belt of radioactive fallout zones between China and North Korea. Enemy could not have marched across that for at least 60 years.

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VBl60 TIL stars larger than the sun fuse elements in a cycle where carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms act as catalysts transforming into each other continuously. After a full cycle, the net result is 4 hydrogen atoms consumed and 1 helium atom released along with energy, at which point the cycle repeats.
rRkGy TIL that serial killer Richard Chase (“The Vampire of Sacramento”) only broke into unlocked houses. He saw locked doors as a sign that he wasn’t welcome at a house, but unlocked doors as an invitation to come inside.
E1Vw7 TIL The CIA has its own Starbucks, said to be one of the busiest in the country. It’s the same as any regular Starbucks, except for the fact that baristas don’t take the customers’ names. Officers order everything incognito.
VM5N8 TIL There are two Harrison Ford stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - one of them is for the 1920’s silent movie actor and theatre performer. Both are not related in any way
95Br TIL in the 1986 NBA draft, Len Bias, the #2 pick by the Boston Celtics died of cocaine overdose 2 days after his draft night. He is considered by some sportswriters to be one of the greatest players not to play at the professional level.