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TIL that the US has lost at least 8 Nuclear Bombs

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LkOgp TIL that Lisa Kudrow initially played Ursula Buffay in Mad About You and then was cast as Phoebe Buffay in Friends based on that performance, with the producers using it as an opportunity to set the two shows in the same universe.
LY4r TIL that the bottom of Converse “All Star” sneakers are covered with felt so that they classify as slippers, and therefore command a lower import tariff.
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