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TIL 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas is a nuclear bomb research and waste site that has detonated over a 1000 nuclear bombs between 1951-1992. It is one of the most contaminated places in the US. The site offers monthly public tours.

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xVEG0 TIL for millennia Autism and other sudden disabilities was explained by the Changeling folklore. A fairy or demon would steal a normal baby and replace them with their own child in disguise. The Changeling would cry, scream, not display social behavior, or just become completely unresponsive.
XEj46 TIL that the founder of Nidec Corporation, Shigenobu Nagamori, has his own manga named "Man Hotter than the Sun"
mxl4P TIL “bird’s nest custody” is a specific form of joint custody in which, rather than having the children go from one parent’s house to the other parent’s house, the parents move in and out of the house that the children constantly reside in.
Z87mo TIL: In 1919, Henry Ford Announced His Retirement from the Company. The Share Price of Ford Motors Subsequently Collapsed. Shortly After, Ford Purchased Every Single Share for Pennies on the Dollar.
gkX7 TIL that, when Genghis Khan died in 1227, he ordered his burial site to be kept a secret. To this end, his heirs slaughtered anyone who set eyes on his funeral procession. They buried him in an unmarked grave and to this day no one has found him.