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TIL that the actor who played Bogdan in Breaking Bad (Walter White's car wash boss with the often mocked eyebrows) is actually a very successful scientist. He is currently a senior scientist in positions related to the history of the Manhattan Project.

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wLYWo TIL that technically there is no city named Tokyo. Tokyo is a prefecture, something like a state, and not a city. Also, there is no city named Tokyo inside of Tokyo Prefecture.
5VoMQ TIL ex-British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, helped invent soft scoop ice cream.
ADE4x TIL that the famous photo of the Soviet flag being raised during the Battle of Berlin in 1945 was actually doctored. Photographer Yevgeny Khaldei added smoke to make it seem more dramatic, and also removed one of two watches from a Senior Sergeant's wrist, as it would have implied looting.
wLv66 TIL: Albuquerque held a funeral for Walter White to celebrate the series finale of Breaking Bad
R5gg9 TIL about the highest confirmed death toll from a lighting strike happened in Durunka, Egypt, 1994. When, during a thunderstorm, a lightning strike ignited three oil storage tanks and the floodwaters swept the blazing fuel into the village, killing approximately 469 people.